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batteries or light bulbs dicuss....


a collegue and i had this convosation and erm we have no idea which there was more of after we come to an agreemenet on the lightbulbs and batteries we can move on to others i wanna compile a list

You still not figured this out? S'obvious, innit?

Bulbs. (Or possibly batteries.)



F

yeah but ive jus only found out how to put it into a forum instead of just my space we can move on from batteries and bulbs if youd like fathom

No, no, batteries v bulbs is fine. Someone might just have the answer.

F

yeah but where is every one all the brains of h2g2 should be pondering this

I expect they are.

Do we class fluorescent tubes as bulbs? What about LEDs?

Do we include rechargeable batteries; including those used in cars? What about battery packs? My 12V rechargeable drill, for example, uses a pack containing 10 batteries but these are not directly accessible. Do I call this one battery or ten?

F

Why don't you ask a representative sample of the population, say 25 people or so, how many batteries and how many light bulbs they own? Start with yourself.

It's then a simple statistical procedure to confirm whether your sample results are reflected in the population as a whole.

You should first define what is a battery and what is a light bulb, as Fathom suggests.

Cheers, Icy

pens v. pencils?

hmmm i beleive the ten batteries included in the drill (we talking one of the pistol loading style drills?


one battery

flouros not be classed cos they needs a spark plug type thing to pop them on

hmm thinking about it bulbs win as like fathom told me once theres like 10 light bulbs in a car and only one batter and theres a hell of a lot of cars on the road

we also havta take into account lightbulb warehouses


pens vs pencils orcus i likes the sound of thats

My vote is for bulbs, I think. Although, batteries are easier to miss when scanning a room.