Man lights up his entire neighborhood by turning on a 20,000-watt light bulb like the Sun

Some of the most remarkable inventions were simply the result of curiosity meeting creativity. Many science enthusiasts transform their homes into laboratories to conduct mindblowing experiments just for the kicks of it, especially the ones who love to fool with electric circuits and have a myriad of experiments to try out. What matters the most is whether the experimentation culminates successfully or ends up causing a massive power outage. In 2016, one such enthusiastic electrical engineer who often shares his home experiments on his YouTube channel, Photonicinduction, decided to light up his entire neighborhood with a high-power lamp.  

Having brought home a 20,000-watt Halogen lamp, the man was set to unbox the device and excitedly started his experiment. Calling it "one of the most ridiculous incandescent lamps" he had ever come across, the engineer pulled out the bulb that measured over half a meter in length. While most light bulbs used at home have a thin, barely visible filament, the man mocked this Halogen lamp's enormous filaments, saying they were "eight garage door springs." He had a high-power electrical circuit already set up in his home, which was made to supply the 20-kilowatt power that brings out the lamp's fullest capacity. 

In the video's caption, the engineer mentioned this kind of Halogen lamp can only be found in large-scale film sets. However, with this experiment, the man intended to give a close-up look at the full-power test. First, he tested the lamp inside his home by gradually regulating the input current. At first, it seemed like a normal bulb, but as it reached its full power, the entire room was engulfed in a blinding brightness. It was so bright that we couldn't even see the man or the objects around him - just plain white light. "It's like having a bonfire in the middle of the room," he quipped. When he did the same outdoors, in what looked like a backyard, the lamp lit up his whole neighborhood. It was as though the Sun had started to rise and the area was witnessing the crack of the dawn.

This viral video has garnered over 6.6 million views so far and some interesting responses poured in. "Neighbors trying to sell the house: 'Just so you know. Our neighbor has a miniature sun in his backyard,'" gagged @Huvada. "I loved it when you tested it outside. Ships that were about 5,000 miles away probably saw it and went, 'There’s land over there with a nutcase on it,'" said @RUFU58. "I can imagine the local electric board sending a couple of electrical engineers round to find out exactly what is going on causing the huge power surges," chimed in @brianthesnail3815.

While speaking of interesting experiments, a team of scientists created a black hole, which then started to glow, giving answers to enigmas about the universe. They identified the equivalent of Hawking radiation when recreating the event horizon of a black hole and their results were published in the Physical Review Journals. It turns out the bright radiation from the black hole implied that the temperatures of black holes are inversely proportional to their mass. So, the smaller the black hole, the hotter it will glow. 

You can follow Photonicinduction on YouTube for more interesting scientific experiments.