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Comment by HideousKojima

2 years ago

I remember a guy who had a novel theory (mostly as a joke, I think) that light bulbs don't emit light, they simply suck away the darkness. He literally called lightbulbs "darksuckers."

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lupire  2 years ago

Roger Wilcox, from the 1990s?

http://www.rogermwilcox.com/darksucker.html

  • HideousKojima  2 years ago

    It was someone I knew IRL but I guess that's where they got it from

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