Very much ! Looks like a spectral light calibration kit for diffraction gratings. Would be very interesting to see them graphed up using a modern spectral analyzer.
You have to admire the people that engineered these lamps, bulbs, etc.. . Finding the correct materials, and assembling those materials into a functioning product that lasted a reasonable amount of time. Some are just beautiful art work.
how about this? David Butler, video: How Small Is It - 03 - The Atom (4K) some people about 100 years back engineered simple devices to measure the circumference and other properties of the atom, discover the electron, neutron, types of radiation, a very very very recommend video.
@@strangelove9608 some additional info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picometre. those guys back then where absolute hero's if you ask me, yet so simple experiments demonstrated it.
A lot of interesting electrical engineering went into seemingly mundane consumer items. It's fun when you find the kind of item that highlights that engineering.
I just can’t express how happy I am that you are back. It almost seems surreal watching your videos again.... I had feared the worst. Please never stop making these awesome vids!!!!!
@king diamond If he dies and goes to hell, he will be put to work stressing and overloading to the point of failure things, which will then appear as new and pass all tests.
There is something really nice about light coming from what appears to be thin air. And that slightly dancing sox lamp, it has that magic factor. Also the red from neon just seems nicer to me. I'm a big fan of LEDs though, really useful. But the old stuff just has this cool factor.
@@TheFreak111 Ya, I use LED's everywhere these days, and they are getting better. Some of the "vintage" style LED's are pretty convincing, especially the ones with higher CRI.
Why is neon so incredibly pretty? There's something about that kind of light that is just so compelling... In 1976 I installed a light switch in my grandmother's apartment (in the basement of my house) that had a neon light in it that turned on when you closed the switch. To this very day that neon light is still working!
I definitely want to see that set of spectral lamps in the future! You can't just casually show something like that and only show us the Neon lamp in it! ;)
Been watching photon since pretty much the beginning. He's still the best on the internet! Thanks for the laughs and the interesting stuff you get up to 👍
In the beginning of the video, you mentioned are going through your lamps. I hope this continues to be a regular series. Very interesting footage of electrical phenomena.
I thought when he spoke of the old Telly, i was thinking of the old set with hot dusty Valves as we called them or Tubes. I did like the smell. and then when you turned of the set or the old radio you could hear the tinkling of them as they cooled off.
Hey Photon, you look the happiest I've seen you be on here and I am thankful for that, especially after what you've been through. I hope you're doing well man. Words can't express how grateful I am to have stumbled across your channel 10 years ago. Learned a lot and now have a good career path!
Really appreciating the revised intro music! It's like what Muse have done remastering their 'Origin Of Symmetry' album... hasn't reinvested the wheel, just made a classic into a masterpiece 👍
As much as I love the Until it Pops and distinction I found this and your other vids about these old and unusual Lamps really interesting! Definitely want to see more. Kind of things you just don’t see anymore! Keep them coming Photon!
I realised I'm old enough to know (and love) that smell. Vacuum tube TVs... I hated the fact that my parents could feel the back and tell I had been watching TV an hour after it was switched off. Good/bad old days....
@@Photonicinduction Yeah especially the hot dust. Thanks for this great video about the neon lamps. It gave me an idea to include a small neon bulb in my periodic table display case.
You need to run through all those spectral lamps sometime - that’s an interesting set. Maybe with Martyn Poliakoff / Periodic Videos / Brady / Neil Barnes.
A lot of youtubers I end up skipping through the video until I see something that looks interesting. Your videos - you are someone that most people can relate to, you come across as an ordinary guy that's passionate about what you do and teaching everyone, but in a way that everyone can relate to! And like you, I need explosions, destroying stuff 'in the name of science' of course. I can see that the planning you've put into these videos. What I'm blabbling on about is, long live the photonic induction channel! I like you, your style and your content - Really fun and interesting at the same time! I hope more burns on the carpet to come! Matt
I have to say I really did enjoy all those bulbs and tubes. I’m really glad you decided to record powering them up. To show them off to the rest of the world. Very cool indeed
oh man, as a wee kid when we crossed the erskine bridge to visit family I was always mesmorised by the vivid, red, aircraft lights at the top of the towers, there narrow color and distinct coil was soo eerie. I totally forgot about them and here is my fav youtuber demonstrating one... You sir are a legend. and glad to have you back!
Love rummaging through old forgotten things in the loft. These lights remind me of old fairground rides. All LED now. Seems such a shame as these have a much better feel. Love it!
I'm really loving your more refined and educational format. Yes, I love the overdriving and destruction videos as well but this new style is also very interesting. Keep up the good work.
I’m so glad you’ve come back to making vids. Thank you photonic. And remember... if you EVER need help with ANYTHING(even money) just ask us. I know I would personally help you out. I’m sure others would too.
@@yodab.at1746 im actually with the light side, the ones who worship darkness like the eye... that eye is the representation of pure evil. And thats why I regularly poke it out
You have some amazing bits of kit and a wealth of knowledge -some of those lamps are truly beautiful works of art in themselves .I am so glad to see you back on RU-vid , doing stuff we would like to do, but know we would probably fry ourselves or fuse the entire street !
I had just sat down to grace the porcelain throne with my presence when this video was uploaded. Perfect. Nice to see you back uploading quality videos that are entertaining and educational.
@@wyrdo1501 I'm careful not to confuse my phone with toilet paper 😅 I don't touch my phone between wiping and washing hands, plus I wipe it over with isopropanol wipes. Hygenic and gets rid of fingerprint grease.
The wavey line in that sodium light was fascinating. As mesmerising as a Lava Lamp. A type of neon you didn't cover was the flickering candle flame ones. Used to see them in lighting shops and the occasional stately home (my parents idea of a day out). I always wondered how they worked. Again a rando movement that appeared to be in the gas itself.
The one time I got to see real aurora borealis in Michigan as the night wore on it got more and more intense. I was out late and after about 1: 00 am there were three or four long lines of light across the sky moving just like that neon tube. It was awesome. Too bad it didn't move like that on both sides of the tube.
Some of these lamps are an absolute work of art. You could set up some incredible mood lighting with these. It would look like a mad professors laboratory!
What an amazing video!! Neon is my favorite element. I've always wondered what liquid neon looks like, I'm sure it's colorless but... God I love this channel!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That beautiful hot cathode neon lamp shouldn't be left in a box for 50 years! Nor should the rest of your collection. It's all far to interesting, fun, fascinating & educational to just gather dust in the dark. Those lamps, mercury arc rectifiers and everything else should be on display where I can... ahem, people can come & see it & learn that the best lighting effects come from electricity interacting with magnetic fields & stuff. Actual stuff you can hold, touch & smell. (Yes, I was taken back to peering at the valves in the back of the telly along with the scent of hot components, solder & dust as soon as you mentioned it! Good old Radio Rentals & Rediffusion!) I'm sure you could crowd source a way to display your collection. Have a think about it everyone, how could we help? Thanks for a splendid video Andy. Nice one! Keep safe ☮️
Very Illuminating (sorry - someone had to... ) a light show, an education and a trip down memory lane, plus a wee bit of neon destruction - the perfect combo, thank you :)
