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Old 01-21-2004, 01:50 PM   #6
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally posted by hot_pastrami

My friend's answer was this: Turn on a switch, then leave it on for a few years, enough time that it burns out. Turn on another switch, then enter the room. The burned-out light is switch #1, the light that is on is switch #2, and the light which is off is switch #3. Sloppy, but technically ok.
You can speed it up by flipping switch one on and off for a few months, instead of leaving it on for years.

And I guess both solutions would be complicated if a bulb was bad to begin with.
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