http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/Edison Questions tagged with 'Edison' at Ask MetaFilter. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:36:15 -0800 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:36:15 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/56725/Do%2Dburnt%2Dout%2Dlightbulbs%2Duse%2Dany%2Delectricity Does an incandescent lightbulb continue to use electricity after it's burnt out? I know the circuit is broken, but does the current just terminate there? Are there little electrons bouncing around inside with nothing to do? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.56725 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:36:15 -0800 edison electricity lightbulb muddylemon http://ask.metafilter.com/26344/Was%2DEdisons%2Doriginal%2Dlight%2Dbulb%2Dreally%2Ddesigned%2Dto%2Dnever%2Drun%2Dout Was Edison's original light bulb really designed to never run out? I don't know why I'm asking this question. It's weird though because I've always been under the impression the answer to it is yes. Perhaps I heard it while in school or something when I was younger. Yeah, I haven't bothered to Google this one either. I figured someone here would know enough about Edison to state whether this is fact or fiction. Ha! Is this a light bulb conspiracy? Surely not! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.26344 Sat, 29 Oct 2005 21:24:51 -0800 Edison Electricity Inventions Light sjvilla79 http://ask.metafilter.com/16573/Information%2Don%2DEdison%2Ddiscs Today, at an antique mall, I found, for $2 each, three Edison discs (also known as "Edison diamond discs"), big, thick (1/4"), 78-size records. I'm quite sure they're not valuable or anything, but I'd like to know more about them: when they were made, what the serial numbers etched into them refer to, who the artists were, etc. Does anyone know how to learn more about these things, either online or in print? For the record (ha!), the discs are:<br> - Betsy Lane Shepherd: "Sleepy Little Baby of Mine" b/w Criterion Quartet: "Ole Uncle Moon" ("Edison Re-Creation" #80635-L and 80635-R)<br> - Frieda Hempel and the Lyric Male Quartet: "Kentucky Babe" (Edison Record #82189-R; this one has only "82189-L" stamped into a blank label on the flip side)<br> - Signor Lou Chiha "Friscoe": "Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee)" b/w "Gypsy Love Song" (Edison Record # 51401-R and 51401-L)<br> <br> Also, any tips on how to play these things are most welcome. I know they can't be played on a regular 78 machine, but I've heard that tweaks can be made to make 'em playable.<br> Basically, anything you know about these discs would be most welcome. Muchas gracias! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.16573 Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:20:26 -0800 78 disc edison music records Dr. Wu