For years, it has been believed that electric bulbs
emit light, but recent information has proved otherwise.
Electric bulbs don't emit light; they suck dark.
Thus, we call these bulbs Dark Suckers.
The Dark Sucker Theory
and the existence of dark suckers
prove that dark has mass and is heavier than light.

First, the basis of the Dark Sucker Theory
is that electric bulbs suck dark.
For example, take the Dark Sucker in the room
you are in. There is much less dark
right next to it than there is elsewhere.
The larger the Dark Sucker,
the greater its capacity to suck dark.
Dark Suckers in the parking lot have a much greater
capacity to suck dark than the ones in this room.

As with all things, Dark Suckers don't last forever.
Once they are full of dark, they can no longer suck.
This is proven by the dark spot on a full Dark Sucker.

A candle is a primitive Dark Sucker.
A new candle has a white wick.
You can see that after the first use, the wick turns black,
representing all the dark that has been sucked into it.
If you put a pencil next to the wick of an operating candle,
it will turn black. This is because it got in the way
of the dark flowing into the candle.
One of the disadvantages of these primitive
Dark Suckers is their limited range.

There are also portable Dark Suckers.
In these, the bulbs can't handle
all the dark by themselves
and must be aided by a Dark Storage Unit.
When the Dark Storage Unit is full, it must be either
emptied or replaced before the portable
Dark Sucker can operate again.

Dark has mass. When dark goes into a Dark Sucker,
friction from the mass generates heat.
Thus, it is not wise to touch an operating Dark Sucker.
Candles present a special problem as the mass must travel
into a solid wick instead of through clear glass.
This generates a great amount of heat, and
therefore it is not wise to touch an operating candle.

Also, dark is heavier than light.
If you were to swim just below the surface of the lake,
you would see a lot of light.
If you were to slowly swim deeper and deeper,
you would notice it getting darker and darker.
When you get really deep, you would be in total darkness.

This is because the heavier dark sinks to the bottom
of the lake and the lighter light floats at the top.
This is why it is called "light."

Finally, we must prove that dark is faster than light.
If you were to stand in a lit room
in front of a closed, dark closet,
and slowly opened the closet door,
you would see the light slowly enter the closet.
But since dark is so fast, you would not
be able to see the dark leave the closet.

Next time you see an electric bulb,
remember that it is really a Dark Sucker.

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