Arabella Gwen

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Captioner by day, writer by night, filmmaker on the weekend. I get way too emotionally invested in fictional characters and drink way too much herbal tea.

Ahaha, it’s similar, but in this case it’s the ballast vibrating. Try unscrewing the light bulb and then screwing it back in. If it still buzzes try a different bulb, and if that buzzes, you may need to tighten your fixture. Engineering is fun!

IT WORKED

— 3 days ago
#absnow  #rescuing people from buzzing light sockets since 2013  #electricity genuinely freaks me out  #i'm terrified of being electrocuted so i stay away as far as possible  #so a simple thing like taking the bulb out and putting it back did not even occur to me  #THANK YOU 

jeniezee:

The seasons of New England

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potterissomainstream:

avengwhores:

Robert Downey, Jr. consoles a young boy in tears because Iron Man isn’t in his costume.
… I don’t know who looks more distraught: Downey or the kid


This is so cute and so sad all in one. Why.

potterissomainstream:

avengwhores:

Robert Downey, Jr. consoles a young boy in tears because Iron Man isn’t in his costume.

… I don’t know who looks more distraught: Downey or the kid

This is so cute and so sad all in one. Why.

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absnow replied to your post: I have finally traced the ever-gr…

Is it an iridescent bulb? When the filament is close to breaking it more easily vibrates because of the magnetic field induced by the current. It’s more pronounced on a dimmer switch, because of discontinuities in the wave and large current jumps.

This is why I need engineers in my life. I feel relieved that it’s more likely to burn out than explode on top of me. But it’s one of those swirly, low-energy ones (fluorescent?). Are they the same thing? 

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#absnow  #I love it when people actually understand sciency things  #Because I sit here with my arts degree and stare in awe  #My brain will never understand these things 

I have finally traced the ever-growing buzzing noise in my bedroom to its source: the lightbulb. It sounds just like never-ending high-pitched radio static and I’m pretty sure its going to spontaneously explode on top of my head any minute now. 

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#Nice knowing y'all  #Can lightbulbs really explode?  #I'm making myself paranoid now  #The worst thing is it's been buzzing for a week now  #I'm just too lazy to buy a new bulb  #So really I'm asking for a lightbulb explosion 

it is 100% pitch black outside. whyyy am I awake?!

— 5 days ago
#thanks winter  #when do we get the sun back? 

Tumblr, are you eating my messages again? Are they really that tasty?

— 5 days ago
#Sigh  #You tell me I have one  #And then you take it back  #Stop toying with me tumblr 
a-verse-a-day:

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119 vs 105

a-verse-a-day:

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119 vs 105

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Somewhere deep inside my brain lies a folder full of Random Facts That Could Have Won Us The Trivia $500 Jackpot. 

— 6 days ago with 3 notes
#I will never forget any of them  #Like the collective noun of storks  #Or what Green Vitriol is  #Or that it goes Duke Marquis Earl