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single26-Nov-2007possessionsbill Survey Central Gold SubscriberSilver Star Survey Creatorunsorted43563.8%

  How many light-bulbs are in use where you live?



VotesAnswer
90-10
611-20
721-30
631-40
141-50
251-60
061-70
171-80
081-90
VotesAnswer
091-100
0101-110
0111-120
0121-130
0131-140
0141-150
1over 150
2Other

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Melf Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifier
posted 27-Nov-2007 8:32am  

31, if all are on. If they aren't... about seven.
Kristal_Rose Survey Central Gold SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 27-Nov-2007 8:52am  

At the moment, two.
At absolute most, 21, that's if I have my five color medusa lamp and lava-lamp going, project spots, and every bulb in the house including the stove hood and have the fridge open.

Some strands of christmas lights could add another 60.
cloudhugger Survey Central SubscriberSilver Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 27-Nov-2007 9:40am  

There are so freaking many.... I'm guessing in the 30's range. Hopefully no more than one is on at a time.
Galomorro Bronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifier
posted 27-Nov-2007 11:12am  

Three. One in the bathroom, one in the main room, and one of those energy-saving ones in the kitchen. There's also one outside in the apt. building hall that burns all day and night but it's not my responsibility.
Iseult Silver Star Survey Creator
posted 27-Nov-2007 11:17am  

I'd say thirty.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 27-Nov-2007 12:00pm  

Currently, 0 of them are on. But there are 26 or so of them in various lamps and fixtures throughout the house. I'm counting regular bulbs, not weird little mini-bulbs that light up buttons on electronics or things like that.
Kristal_Rose Survey Central Gold SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
(reply to Enheduanna) posted 27-Nov-2007 12:33pm  

Dang, I forgot to count those.

These past few weeks I've been programming a microchip, and the only way I have for it to communicate to me what's doing is to flash banks of LEDs to represent codes and procedure sequences.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 27-Nov-2007 12:37pm  

I imagine if you counted up all the little LEDs and such, it would be in the hundreds, at least, in the average household.
cerealkiller Bronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 27-Nov-2007 1:37pm  

At once?

Right now with the mass of Christmas lights we have all over outside it's probably 1000
darkshadowsseeker
posted 27-Nov-2007 1:54pm  

Only one is in use right now, the desk lamp.
JessicaWoman99
posted 27-Nov-2007 2:26pm  

Far to many lightbulbs to count in this house
thecomic22
posted 27-Nov-2007 2:46pm  

10 or 11
ausfox
posted 27-Nov-2007 3:12pm  

About 30
mrmarm
posted 27-Nov-2007 3:50pm  

I don't know and I don't feel like counting.
Crayons Bronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 27-Nov-2007 5:34pm  

56. Wow, that was fun, just running around the house and counting. Even the refrigerater and microwave lights count?
RGirl
posted 27-Nov-2007 6:10pm  

Lots and lots.
RainingFeathers
posted 27-Nov-2007 6:55pm  

I counted 34, though I'm sure I missed a few. (I don't actually have enough spare time to count light bulbs, but I'll do anything to procrastinate.)
romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 27-Nov-2007 9:07pm  

We have a lot of lights...
kcthedog Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 27-Nov-2007 10:40pm  

8 Not counting the christmas lights.
Kristal_Rose Survey Central Gold SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
(reply to Crayons) posted 28-Nov-2007 1:47am  

If they're on at the time, or fit whatever you figure the the 'in use' context to mean, then I would suppose so.

LEDS only use 5v. but they can often indicate that some 120v. 30watt appliance is quietly draining transformer power in standby mode.
bill Survey Central Gold SubscriberSilver Star Survey Creator
posted 28-Nov-2007 7:20am  

75, roughly. I counted most of the florescent fixtures too. Though, I didn't count the lights in my wife's fish/snake/terrarium tanks.

I realize now that I should have been more clear in how I worded this survey.
they Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey Creator
posted 28-Nov-2007 7:31am  

Wow... this one is a thinker.

Okay....
In my bedroom, there's a lamp and a little lantern. It's really an outdoor decorative paper party lantern... but it works really well because it's a dim light and Ben can use it when he's getting ready in the morning without waking me.
So that's 2.
Mary's Room: 1
Office: 1
Bathroom: 4 (but I think one is blown)
Hall: 2
Kitchen: 2
Dining Room: 3 in the ceiling, 1 in a lamp
Living Room: 2 in the fish tank and that's it.

So total: 17

Not too bad.
ultamate
posted 28-Nov-2007 6:28pm  

I have four that is on at the moment but I have about 25 through out the house.
Crayons Bronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 28-Nov-2007 9:38pm  

I think in use means they're not the spare ones just laying around in a box.
Oh. I see. *grin*
evangaline
(reply to bill) posted 29-Nov-2007 5:03pm  

Do you mean how many light bulbs are turned on right now, or how many light bulbs there are in all rooms of my home?
bill Survey Central Gold SubscriberSilver Star Survey Creator
(reply to evangaline) posted 29-Nov-2007 6:56pm  

I meant in all the rooms of your home... sorry, I wasn't clear, I can see that people answered it both ways *frown*
butterfingersbeck
posted 30-Nov-2007 10:21am  

All but one of the standard bulbs in our household are low-energy fluorescents - we have one incandescent bulb on a dimmer where a fluorescent would not work, plus various ornamental LED and low-voltage fittings.
Biggles
posted 1-Dec-2007 3:00pm  

One in each room - so 10. There's also a fluorescent tube in the kitchen, but that lasts years at a time, so I didn't count it. There's a lamp in my room too, but it doesn't have a bulb at the moment.
Kristal_Rose Survey Central Gold SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
(reply to Biggles) posted 1-Dec-2007 9:47pm  

Why doesn't that count? Perhaps the motive of the survey is electrical consumption. I hear Bill Clinton has a $30k/mo. electric bill. He must have a mansion with refridgerators and chandaliers in every room.

Your room doesn't have a bulb? How sad.
Biggles
(reply to Kristal_Rose) posted 2-Dec-2007 7:43am  

I wouldn't define a fluorescent tube as a "light-bulb" but I may well be wrong. My room has a bulb, but the lamp I would use for reading at night or for some extra light when I'm studying does not. Even though my room is very small, the main light doesn't make it very bright, so the extra light would be a help. I have a daylight bulb tucked away somewhere - that might be better for me, especially with the long dark afternoons really drawing in now.

$30k/month is just crazy. Maybe Al Gore needs to go and have a word.
Amanda
posted 2-Dec-2007 12:21pm  

22, I think.
evangaline
(reply to bill) posted 2-Dec-2007 2:14pm  

Thanks for replying. Right now I'm at the library, so I can't count them. I guess I'll have to count them and write that down for next time.
Kristal_Rose Survey Central Gold SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
(reply to Biggles) posted 2-Dec-2007 5:00pm  

Maybe it was yearly. That would still be crazy. I worked for someone who's bill was 10 x higher than mine. I could hardly see the difference. I think it was mostly all the heating of the swimming pool.
dbarnes
posted 2-Dec-2007 6:31pm  

Let's see, 2 in the bathroom fixture, 1 over the kitchen sink, 2 in the bedroom fixture, 2 in the 2 living lamps, 2 in the utility room fixture=11. 12 if you count the porch light.
autumnlight
posted 6-Dec-2007 7:53am  

Lots. We have spotlights in most rooms which are really bad and cant use energy efficient bulbs. But since we rent the place we cant change that.
moviesnob Survey Central Subscriber
posted 19-Dec-2007 9:55am  

I guess 31-40, since we have a couple of bathrooms w/ vanity lighting above the mirrors . . .



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