Let there be light!

Let there be light!

I’ve always been fascinated by electricity. When I was around ten, my room was less of a bedroom and more of a laboratory. So, when my sisters invited several of their friends for a sleepover, I decided to conduct an... experiment.

I wired nine old fashioned flash cubes in parallel—four bulbs on each cube—and hid them anywhere in their room that I could find a hiding place. I then ran the cable back to my "lab" and waited.

At nine o'clock, the lights went out. I waited for their eyes to adjust to the pitch black, and then... I threw the switch.

A literal nuclear flash erupted. The light was so intense it illuminated the woods behind our house. What followed was pure pandemonium—screams, yelling, and the gnashing of teeth.

My sisters and their friends still talk about that evening to this day and I am sure it will never be forgotten by any of us. To borrow an old phrase, “And Steve said, let there be light, and there WAS light”

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