The light bulbs that we have grown up with are called incandescent bulbs. These are derived from the days of Thomas Edison back in 1879. Light bulbs such as these are illuminated by heating up a metal filament within an air-tight bulb to produce light.
In compact florescent bulbs, an electric current is run through a gas within the light tube in which produces ultraviolet light. In order for the light bulb to yield a fluorescent glow, the UV light reflects off of a phosphorous coating inside of the glass tube and then boom, the light shines bright!
The reason behind the loopy, swirly shape of compact florescent bulbs is so manufactures can cram a lot of glass tubing into a small space. With this being said, the gas and electric current combined can do their job and light up a room within a more compressed bulb design!
Here are a few fun names that I’ve heard used to describe these loopy bulbs:
1. Pig-tail light
2. Curley lights
3. Spiral bulbs
4. Ice cream whip bulbs
5. Swirly-whirly lights
And of course there’s always the circular, swirling hand-gesture that goes along with, “you know that kind of light!”
Have you heard of any other names for these types of bulbs? We’d love to hear them!
Speaking of light designs and fashions, I wonder if this veil was inspired by the swirling funk of a florescent bulb!
Have a bright day!
~Charlene Marie
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