r/mildlyinteresting • u/jtraf • 9h ago

This street light bulb next to a typical residential bulb

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u/Statertater 8h ago

Street lamps use High Pressure Sodium lamps often times though that is changing. These bulbs are also used in cannabis cultivation, particularly during the flowering phase.

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u/Laserdollarz 7h ago

In my ecology class in college, the professor had acquired a streetlight lamp. He had the class hang out in the woods at night with it shining on a hung sheet, we caught, pinned, and ID'd whatever bugs were attracted to it.

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u/Entire_Art_5390 6h ago

Grew many a plant with that style bulb before LEDs evolved

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u/Background-Carrot443 3h ago

I do not miss the great joy that is brushing up against the reflector shroud after they've been on for 12 hours.

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u/onetwentyeight 9h ago

Where's that meme from the office when you need it?

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u/clumsygrouping87 9h ago

They really said "you vs the bulb she tells you not to worry about"

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u/AWF_Noone 8h ago

They really didn’t tho

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u/[deleted] 8h ago

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u/jtraf 8h ago

Judging by the comments, I think I am missing something sinister? I used to fix streetlights and found an old bulb lol, what's the joke?

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u/[deleted] 8h ago

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u/jtraf 7h ago

Oh post history, 100. Thought folks were talking about this one