Correction for the weight of a Light Bulb

Thanks for your input! Let us know more about what's wrong in the form below.

How heavy is 36.4583333333330 fluid drams (ʒ)?

It's about four times as heavy as a Light Bulb

The weight of a Light Bulb is about 8.70 fluid drams (ʒ).

(a.k.a. lamp) (for A19-size, 60w, incandescent bulb by Bulbrite; package weight)

A standard, sixty-watt light bulb weighs about 8.80 fluid drams (ʒ). The tightly-coiled filament inside a bulb of this size would measure about 579mm if uncoiled and stretched out.

Hide Details –

Permalink –

Mistakes? –

Source –

Citations –



expand_less

http://smile.amazon.com/Bulbrite-60A-130-Volt-Standard-Incandescent/dp/B0030B3SBY/ref=sr_1_20?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1436144367&sr=1-20&keywords=60w+lightbulb&refinements=p_36%3A1253528011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_five_browse-bin%3A7801674011 

expand_less

Citations

expand_less

APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the weight of a Light Bulb. Retrieved April 19, 2024 from themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=weight&unit=d&amt=36.458333333333&i=37

expand_less

MLA Style (8th Ed.)

"Correction for the weight of a Light Bulb" The Measure of Things, 2024, themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=weight&unit=d&amt=36.458333333333&i=37. Accessed 19 Apr 2024.

expand_less

Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Correction for the weight of a Light Bulb." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=weight&unit=d&amt=36.458333333333&i=37.



