Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Some arrangments of objects that emit or refuse to emit light:

A light, mounted on a mirrored surface.
A light, enclosed in a light-tight mirrored box.
A light, reflected by a series of mirrors, of number such that no light is reflected by the final mirror.
A light, placed on one side of a stack of glass sheets, of number such that no light is emitted from the other side of the stack.
A lamp, actuated by a touch-switch circuit, encased in a light-tight metal box.
A lit lamp, encased in transparent resin.
A lit lamp, emitting heat, encased in a ventilated structure.
A lit LED, attached to the pendulum arm of an operating metronome.
A lit room, the brightness of which is in inverse proportion to the volume of sound within it.
A brightly lit room, occupied by a blindfolded person for twenty-four hours.
A storefront, with people silhouetted in its windows, performing simple activities appropriate to the space.
Tubular fluorescent light fixtures, attached end to end to form platonic solids.
Circular fluorescent light fixtures, attached edge to edge to form platonic solids.
A CRT, placed in a dark space, displaying the black and white image of an incandescent bulb.
A CRT, placed in a dark space, displaying the black and white image of a candle.
A CRT, placed in a dark space, displaying the black and white image of a gas lantern.
A CRT, placed in a dark space, displaying the black and white image of a fluorescent tube or bulb.
Two lamps, one on, one off, embedded in concrete such that no visible light is emitted from either lamp.
Two lamps, one on, one off, embedded in plaster such that no visible light is emitted from either lamp.
Two lamps, one on, one off, embedded in a block of ice.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with ice.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with water.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with milk.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with sand.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with salt.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with earth.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with ashes.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with sawdust.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with crushed glass.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with antifreeze.
A lit lamp, immersed in a bucket filled with used motor oil.
A mechanism in a darkened room, which periodically combines lightning bug chemicals in a jar.
A mechanism in a darkened room, which periodically crushes WintOgreen lifesavers.
Fluorescent or neon tubes, arranged as bars over a window.
Fluorescent or neon tubes, arranged as rungs on a ladder.
Fluorescent or neon tubes, arranged as legs on a table.
Fluorescent or neon tubes, arranged as legs on a stool.
Fluorescent or neon tubes, stacked like logs to form a house-object.
A fluorescent tube lit by enclosure in a microwave oven that operates intermittently.
A light bulb enclosed in a hollowed-out book, lit for a duration necessary to destroy the bulb or the book.
A lamp wrapped in bandages, the illumination of which is regulated by a thermostat.
A pile of lamps, sprayed in situ with aluminum paint.
A pair of lamps, with a switch arranged such that turning one lamp on will turn the other off.
A lamp, controlled by a chain of unmarked switches, such that each switch must be on for the lamp to light.
A pair of turn-signals, drifting in and out of sync.
A strobe light, flashing out of time with accompanying sound.
A strobe light, illuminating a whirling drum on which are inscribed significant words.

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