@TechnologyConnections

Just wanna pin a little clarifier that somehow I missed the fact that the balafire box claims it actually has a carbon filament - and others found that Kyp-Go kept the precise formulation which allowed it to survive all this flailing about a tight secret. So when I was talking about the failure mode of evaporating tungsten, that probably doesn't apply to this bulb at all!

@hippyraverocker

I implore you to release Technology Connections branded socks, with the tagline 'Through the magic of buying two of them'.

@ApotheosisTK117

I would LOVE to see this bulb filmed in high-speed. I'm sure it looks much different on video than in person, and I bet it looks absolutely wild in slow motion.

@jfranklin1898

6:50 Fun fact - The technology used to create the realistic flame effect is the tormented soul of a future version of yourself captured within for all eternity.

@KurosakiYukigo

Finally, the respectable incandescent cousin of the lava lamp.

@timg2727

I remember watching a Technology Connections video back when he had maybe 50k subscribers and thinking "this guy should have way more subscribers." I guess a lot of people agreed with me, and all 2.5 million of them are well-deserved. This is still consistently one of the best channels on YouTube.

@vcamie8755

My 5 year old is a light bulb enthusiast. I didn't know it was a thing. I could go on and on from before he could talk all the way to now the progression of his obsession with lights. I've never seen or imagined anything like this kid. He takes EVERYTHING mechanical apart. We always nurture his interests, he knows how to connect up all kinds of wires and bulbs and he sits around for hours making "light up" inventions. We got him a desk socket and he has a light bulb collection now. He LITERALLY slept with a lightbulb last night. He knows a lot of the science and he found your channel about a month ago and he sits and watches as long as we let him. When we go to home depot he will stay in the light/fan section until we drag him out. We let him pick out bulbs as rewards. I didn't know this was a thing 😅 It's totally organic and engrained in his personality. So here we are. Light bulbs for life. ✌️💡

@chelsealynn9866

Wow. As a lighting designer I thought I knew every way out there to mess with a filament, but I learned something new today. Cheers!

@birdbrain4445

The concept of a magnet moving the filament around like that is such a simple but cool idea. I really like it lol.

@DeviantOllam

This is remarkable.... I thought flickerflame bulbs were wild but this takes it to the next level!

@WigWoo1

I would love to see a slow mo guys segment with this bulb

@vogon3400

the blurb on the side of the Balafire box that says "LIGHT BULB OF THE DECADE" is sending me. we used to make the light bulb of the decade in this country.

@b1646717

"Wildly smooth jazz"
Closed captions on this channel are always a treat.

@scottschroeder4131

Finally! I’ve had a blue colored version of this bulb in a lamp that my dad made in the early 70s. I could never figure out who made it or what it was called.

@chrisbeaumont4630

As soon as you turned it on, time slowed down and Born To Be Wild started playing in my head. I ripped my shirt off and trashed my room. That lightbulb is some powerful stuff my dude...

@BlackburnBigdragon

I had a thing for crazy lights back in the 80's because I was an amature industrial rock musician, and I liked the room where I did all my music to be.. crazy.    I had a BUNCH of these lights and so many others.    Back in the day, you could walk into the back of a Spencer's Gifts in the mall, and  the entire back of the store would be sectioned off and would be all these insane, crazy, lights.   Blacklights, strobe lights, these flame bulb lights, lightning globes, spinning colored lights of all kinds...  you imagine it, and they had it.   And so did my music room!   Strangely enough, I never used any mind altering drugs to take advantage of the craziness, but I always wanted that room to be like an epileptic's nightmare.

@DaTwinkie405

11:22 was absolute perfection.

Never change, sir.

@ginamiller6015

I had one of those Balafire bulbs back in the’70’s. Bought it from a store in the mall called Spencer Gifts. It was a prized possession and lasted for years. Brings back memories 🫶

@Angzarrr

Why am I so happy to hear “Dooblydoo” uttered?

@NaprostoRetardovany

"Ever heard of Metal Fatigue?"
Yes! Thank you for reminding me, great RTS!