Street Lights Redux

I’ve started reading the Dilbert Blog by Scott Adams, and it is occasionally humorous (okay, more than occasionally). Or rather, I’d describe it as more fun than funny. In any case, it’s entertaining. Today, he was talking about mild superhero powers, such as being able to know how long to microwave any food item. He invited readers to enter their comments. I decided to look through these comments because I don’t want to do my homework.

Lo and behold, I discovered this comment:

One thing I’ve noticed is that while driving down the road at night, street lights burn out over my head. This often happens while I’m thinking about a problem I have to deal with, but I’m not sure if it’s a message that I’m on the right thought path or the wrong one. It’s been a secret I’ve kept for years, as I’m worried that the Department of Water and Power might send out a hit man to reduce the number of bulb changes they have to do. A friend once said that perhaps god was trying to take me out sniper style, but had bad aim, I no longer speak to that person.

No way! When I was reading the comments, I thought about how street lights go out when I drive and then I saw that comment. It’s totally true. I’ve documented it before in this weblog.

0 thoughts on “Street Lights Redux

  1. Anirudh

    There are several explanations for this. Maybe the harry potter explanation (we all know what i’m talking about).

    Or maybe you have some absurd magnetic field around you which causes emi induced voltage increases. It’s extremely possible actually, a phone if used right can blow out a lightbulb.

    But of course if you have a 0.5Tesla magnetic field coming out of you, streetlights blowing out shouldn’t be on top of your agenda.