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    Ikea's Summer Solar Lights Are Pleasant Looking

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    Image of processfive processfive
    03/06/09

    In reply to Ikea's Summer Solar Lights Are Pleasant Looking
    Wait.


    "(5 for $15, 5 for $20)"


    So really, some idiot is going to choose to pay $5 more for the same number of lights?

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    Image of sos10 sos10
    03/07/09

    @processfive: No, but some idiot didn't notice there are 2 different models.
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    03/06/09

    In reply to Ikea's Summer Solar Lights Are Pleasant Looking
    I've yet to see a solar path or garden light that's actually bright enough to make a difference. These are no better.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    03/06/09

    @ninjagin: A ninja requires light? You bring shame to your dojo!
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    Image of the_sidewinder the_sidewinder
    03/06/09

    @BPA-Free_GitEmSteveDave: They are meant as decoration, feature lighting. In use as pathlights, the best they can do for paths is path markers, which is still useful to keep you from stumbling off the path
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    03/06/09

    @the_sidewinder: Still, a ninja should NEVER complain about a lack of light. They live in the shadows!
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    Image of the_sidewinder the_sidewinder
    03/07/09

    @BPA-Free_GitEmSteveDave: Maybe he's just a pirate in ninja clothing
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    03/07/09

    @the_sidewinder: Then, as the mythbusters have shown, the patch should preserve his night vision.
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    Image of Diet-Orange-Soda Diet-Orange-Soda
    03/06/09

    In reply to Ikea's Summer Solar Lights Are Pleasant Looking
    Do you they're bright enough to keep skunks out of our yard?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    03/06/09

    @Diet-Orange-Soda: You have a grub problem. Treat for them, and the skunks will disappear.
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    Image of Diet-Orange-Soda Diet-Orange-Soda
    03/06/09

    @BPA-Free_GitEmSteveDave: Is that it? They've shown up all over our neighborhood. And right next to our house is a small (but dense) woody area.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    03/06/09

    @Diet-Orange-Soda: They mostly are bug feeders, and will dig for grubs and grub like insects. Can't hurt. You can also try shooting them, but I have been told you must get a head shot, or else you chance your yard smelling for a while. In the off chance someone gets skunked, please remember that Tomato juice does nothing(much like the goggles), so try a mixtures of dish soap, baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide. You can find the exact formula if you google it.
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    Image of Ozzie's Secret Code Name: MisterWho Ozzie's Secret Code Name: MisterWho
    03/06/09

    In reply to Ikea's Summer Solar Lights Are Pleasant Looking
    Yeah, but what do you do when the sun goes nova?
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    Image of Tony C Tony C
    03/06/09

    @The original Mr. Who v.2.0.1: If the sun goes nova, would anything really matter anymore...?
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    03/06/09

    @The original Mr. Who v.2.0.1: They'll refund it for you at full price.
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    03/06/09

    @Tony C: NASA's budget.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    03/06/09

    In reply to Ikea's Summer Solar Lights Are Pleasant Looking
    These remind me of the light sticks they used in Oceans 11. I think the round ones would look awesome attatched to trees.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    03/06/09

    @BPA-Free_GitEmSteveDave: The half circle ones? How do you mean attached to trees? Like on the trunk?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    03/06/09

    @tande04: Yeah, like glowing ladybugs.
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    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    03/06/09

    In reply to Ikea's Summer Solar Lights Are Pleasant Looking
    Those make handy glowsticks for raves if they weren't wired to a power supply.


    Then again anything can happen at a rave..

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    Image of Mad as a Hatter Mad as a Hatter
    03/06/09

    @tok3ninja: i guess "No external wiring is required" means nothing to you
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    03/06/09

    @Mad as a Hatter: Click through the link. No external wiring means no wiring to "the grid". Do you see a solar panel on the lights? If there is no panel, how do they get charged?

    But if you don't believe me(I wonder what those pesky wire looking things are....):


    @KronikFpLiOnYkD: You reminded of the "Bundy Shoe Light" from Married W/ Children,

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