Great intro to
MH.
I first thought the fluorescent show was a touch too geeky only when you started discussing the activity of electrons with your journey down the center of the tube (with a 90 degree turn to describe it's section). I was left thinking to my (simplistic) self, "Isn't it sufficient to say that the gases get charged and cause the phosphorous coating to react?".
However, The
MH show really sparked my interest. I had no idea that there was an arc that ignites gasses to form plasma. That's really cool. The bit about the bulb cooling down before firing again makes perfect sense, as does the fact that the gasses/metals/minerals become depleted which alter the light that the bulb creates over time.
Very well done. Perhaps I was wrong about the fluorescent show being too geeky; My lack of knowledge of
MH proves that it is never inappropriate to cover the fundaments.
