Debunking the Myth: Why Old Tubelights Make a Loud Noise When Broken

Nowadays, LED bulbs and modern lights have been installed in our homes. But we still remember that old glass long tubelight. In childhood, whenever a tubelight in the house was damaged, children used to take it to an empty field and throw stones. As soon as a stone was thrown on it, a very loud sound of a cracker was heard. At that time, we all thought that maybe there is some gunpowder or dangerous gas inside it. It explodes as soon as it comes out. But does it really happen? Actually, there is no explosion behind the sound of the tubelight, but the gas and white powder that is filled inside it. Let us tell you why there is a blast when the tubelight is burst and why it is filled with gas. People think that when the tubelight bursts, the air inside the tube goes out, so it explodes. But it is not the opposite in the language of science.