Ungadget: Light bulbs used as lamps

Posted by Rob Beschizza, June 12, 2008 4:54 AM | permalink

A gutted light bulb, a neodymium magnet, paraffin oil. Put them together and you have Sergio Silva's incredible Oyule Lamp Set. The concept is lovely—to take modern technology back in time, but still put it to its "original" use.

The $650 price tag is nutty, because however good the art is, the idea is free. On the other hand, it's perhaps the case that this $650 is also buying you a configuration that's been properly tested, and won't end up showering your face in napalm and shattered glass.

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#1 posted by Enochrewt , June 12, 2008 7:14 AM

I see these things and I just think about smoking crack.

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#2 posted by godisafiction , June 12, 2008 11:14 AM

Oh, that's what you always say!

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#3 posted by dculberson , June 12, 2008 12:15 PM

All I can think about is the slightest bump causing oil to coat everything around it, with flame not far behind.

This is a fire hazard to make Carrie proud.

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#4 posted by Scuba SM , June 12, 2008 3:38 PM

I've already got a lightbulb hollowed out sitting around here. I've been meaning to make a small tabletop burner for making Turkish Coffee with it, but I haven't found a way to hold the wick that sets me completely at ease. I keep having visions of the flame front getting inside the bulb....

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#5 posted by gilowyn , June 13, 2008 4:57 AM

Have you ever seen these?
http://bulbsunlimited.de/

Brilliant use of burned out bulbs...