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100W 12V, or 55W 6V? (both same type of light)
 
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If they are both broken they will give the same amount of light
 
Would have thought the 100W would be brighter.
Here's one for ya. What weighs more a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks?
 
BJS_Spark said:
Would have thought the 100W would be brighter.
Here's one for ya. What weighs more a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks?


a ton is a ton
 
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The amount of power is dictated by the W. So, in theory 100w is almost double the power of 55w. But it still depends on the efficiency of the bulb. Some bulbs convert a greater percentage of the energy, that they consume, into light than others.

What tastes sweetest, a teaspoonful of something, or a tablespoonful of something else. ;)
 
What type of lamps?
Another one, if you dropped a hammer and a feather on the moon from the same height at the same time, which would land first?
 
Spark123 said:
What type of lamps?
Another one, if you dropped a hammer and a feather on the moon from the same height at the same time, which would land first?

depends there are a number of issues that would need to be considered
1: There is gas resistance on the moon its just so small its unlikely to be noticed.
2: how were the things released and was any inpulse transferred to them as part of the release.
3: were they both dropped from the same height
4: is the ground flat?
 
If they were dropped from the exact same height at the exact same time without transferring any impulse onto exactly level ground then gas resistance would make the hammer land first.

however you couldn't control the height or the time or the impulse transferred with enough precision for the gas resistance to be the determining factor.
 
Spark123 said:
Another one, if you dropped a hammer and a feather on the moon from the same height at the same time, which would land first?
Depends on their height from the moon and their lateral velocity. They could possibly enter a geostationary orbit around the earth and before their orbit has had time to decay to critical levels, get struck by a passing asteroid and sent on a trojectory out of the solar system all together :LOL:
 
But if you put the hammer and a feather in a vacuum they would hit the bottom of the vacuum tube at the same time if released at the same time.
 
get struck by a passing asteroid and sent on a trojectory out of the solar system all together

Would that be the killer asteroid on it's way to earth?
 
mingmong said:
But if you put the hammer and a feather in a vacuum they would hit the bottom of the vacuum tube at the same time if released at the same time.

but on the moon its the gravity that is also less, (as well as no air) but was it galilaeo who said they will hit the deck at the same time
 
But back to the original question, it depends on the supply voltage.

At 3V I would expect the 6V lamp to give out more light than the 12V one, for example.
 

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