Comments on: Light in Captivity http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2008/05/light-in-captivity/ Rob MacDougall Dot Org Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy Walpole http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-867 Andy Walpole Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:20:45 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-867 There is a story that in the early days of the revolution they put together a map of the whole of the Soviet Union dotted with light bulbs to demonstrate their electrification plans... But in order to switch this plan on... they had to turn off the rest of electricity in the whole of Moscow... There is a story that in the early days of the revolution they put together a map of the whole of the Soviet Union dotted with light bulbs to demonstrate their electrification plans…

But in order to switch this plan on… they had to turn off the rest of electricity in the whole of Moscow…

]]> By: Adam http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-866 Adam Mon, 26 May 2008 18:47:29 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-866 Richard Feynman's book "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" http://www.amazon.ca/Surely-Youre-Joking-Mr-Feynman/dp/0393316041/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211826764&sr=8-1 has a chapter called, "Is Electricity Fire?" He was asked this by an Orthodox Jew [Feynman was Jewish, the main reason Bell Labs wouldn't hire him, so he went to work on the Manhattan Project instead] because of the "don't make fire on the Sabbath" law. As usual, Feynman was able to provide reasoning to answer both yes [something about condensers and sparks] and no [finally settling on "no"], but was disappointed the man wasn't interested in science, but only wanted to know if he was allowed to turn on his bathroom lights while taking a whizz on the Sabbath. Luckily, there's no "don't take a whizz on the Sabbath" law. Richard Feynman’s book “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman” http://www.amazon.ca/Surely-Youre-Joking-Mr-Feynman/dp/0393316041/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211826764&sr=8-1 has a chapter called, “Is Electricity Fire?” He was asked this by an Orthodox Jew [Feynman was Jewish, the main reason Bell Labs wouldn't hire him, so he went to work on the Manhattan Project instead] because of the “don’t make fire on the Sabbath” law. As usual, Feynman was able to provide reasoning to answer both yes [something about condensers and sparks] and no [finally settling on "no"], but was disappointed the man wasn’t interested in science, but only wanted to know if he was allowed to turn on his bathroom lights while taking a whizz on the Sabbath. Luckily, there’s no “don’t take a whizz on the Sabbath” law.

]]> By: John http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-865 John Wed, 21 May 2008 20:27:51 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-865 It's funny you mention the 400W bulbs... I'm working on a documentary about the gulags right now, and it's just amazing, sobering stuff... the 5 year plans, the White Sea canal... man, ultimate power does corrupt ultimately. It’s funny you mention the 400W bulbs… I’m working on a documentary about the gulags right now, and it’s just amazing, sobering stuff… the 5 year plans, the White Sea canal… man, ultimate power does corrupt ultimately.

]]> By: Foxtown http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-864 Foxtown Wed, 21 May 2008 19:32:48 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-864 Man it would be hard to look good under those bathroom lights... Man it would be hard to look good under those bathroom lights…

]]> By: Rob http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-863 Rob Wed, 21 May 2008 19:31:10 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2008/05/light-in-captivity/#comment-863 Picture, for instance, the story illustrated by Mike Mignola at the outset of a Hellboy/BPRD comic. Picture, for instance, the story illustrated by Mike Mignola at the outset of a Hellboy/BPRD comic.

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