A Faulty Flicker-Flame Light Bulb is mildly interesting in slow motion | Brainiac75 [10:30]

Why does a flicker-flame lamp flicker? And why is the beautiful gas discharge not taking the shortcut between the closely spaced electrodes? In an attempt to figure out how such a specialized light bulb works, I will test my only flicker-flame lamp. One that seems faulty, but still turns out to be s...