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Light Bulbs and Your Mouth: A Cautionary Tale (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] 0xff 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I don't know if this is true, but it seems plausible that the bulb could have asymmetric strength depending on the angle force is applied. Glass does weird things! Case in point: Prince Rupert's drops.

Edit: Alright, this seems to be a myth. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/38262/can-a-lightbulb-once-inserted-into-your-mouth-be-safely-removed

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