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Photograph a Burning Light Bulb

Now here is an ingenious idea from diyphotography.net. A light bulb is full of argon gas. This gas is inert and does not burn, so the filament will burn indefinitely, until of course oxygen slowly leaks into the bulb. If you break the bulb and turn it on, the filament will burn up within a second.

Now if you set the bulb in a steady base, go to a dark room, and light the bulb, you can photograph it. All you have to do is set the camera on bulb exposure while on a tripod using a remote control. You open the shutter of your camera, then turn on the bulb. The camera will record the show. Now, you could also set the camera to do high speed rapid shots, and get other cool effects.



Please don’t touch the metal filament while the bulb is turned on, it could stop your heart. View this cool project here.

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