How Many Potatoes does it take to change a light bulb?

Only kidding, but really you may have heard of the potato powered clock, i guess I two questions,

1) how many potatoes does it take to light a 40watt lightbulb?

2) can you use any vegetable to light a bulb in the same way?



ps before any vegetable rights activists get on the case, i wish it to be known %26quot;no vegetables were harmed in the making of this question%26quot;



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CrazyPabsHow Many Potatoes does it take to change a light bulb?I thought you were refering to the old trick of using a potato to change a broken light bulb by jamming it in the broken glass. In that case it only takes 1. Just make sure the switch is turned off first or you'll have a fried tater and possibly a fried you.How Many Potatoes does it take to change a light bulb?It takes three decent sized spuds to make my mashed potato to go with my bangers and gravy. Think I'll have some peas, too. When it gets dark, I'll hit the light switch and let you know tomorrow if the lights actually came on.



No vegetables were harmed in the answering of this question, though some will be, quite mercilessly, when I start cooking.How Many Potatoes does it take to change a light bulb?round about 400, as each potato can produce about 0.1 watts dependant on what electrode material you use,



I would assume it works with other vegtables, but it is the acid in a potato that reacts with the electrodes to produce a current. it works well with oranges, as they have a lot of citric acid to react.How Many Potatoes does it take to change a light bulb?lol