Seeing A 20,000 Watt Light Bulb Light Up Is Totally Blinding

Seeing A 20,000 Watt Light Bulb Light Up Is Totally Blinding

Video: I don’t know what 1000 suns actually looks like in real life, but I would imagine it’s probably something like lighting up this 20,000 watt light bulb to full, world-scorching power. It’s that eyeball-burning and -blindingly bright. Photonicinduction tested this 20kW Halogen light bulb that’s used for large scale film sets indoors — where it can flood out an entire room in white light — and outdoors — where it can pretty much turn night into day. I’m not even joking.

Look at it go outside:

Seeing A 20,000 Watt Light Bulb Light Up Is Totally Blinding

Watch it in action below:


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