What’s the Big Idea?

“This is a 1500w probe-start metal halide lamp. Typically used for stadium lighting or in very high mounting applications. It will work to grow weed, but the electricity costs vs plant biomass would not be worth it.”

[Found here, quote from Reddit.]

Arco do Triunfo

Arco do Triunfo da Rua Augusta, of the Praça do Comércio, Lisbon, with a 40 watt. [Found here.]

Testudinoidealistic Hot Links

Tortoise above the Venetian Lagoon 1555 Melchior Lorck

Occasionally I google three random words just to see what turns up. “John headlight insect” produced this, and I’m going to try it tomorrow.

How to change a lightbulb.

A Fallen TearThe El Dorados [1956 Vee-Jay Records].

A Fallen TearThe Marcels [1961 Colpix Records].

Goetta.

Beep … beep …  beep … THIS equipment is evil.

The Chalk Police have been summoned.

Look out, Cannes. Look out Oscars. There’s an old kid in town.

[Top image from hereMelchoir Lorck‘s “Tortoise above the Venetian Lagoon” 1555].

 

 

The .Gif Friday Post No.284 – A Young Gentleman, Fritz Lang’s Balloon & Light Bulb Trap

Young Gentleman

balloon threat

Light Bulb Trap
[Found here, here and here.]

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