Quote Originally Posted by thex420
I don't know exactly how to explain my question,

Does anyone know ?
lol, I know exactly how to answer your question though. :smokin:


Here's the deal.

Fluorescent lights are all the same. They are a tube filled with pressurized gas that gets excited easily. The light generated from this shines out in absolute infinite direction. Meaning if the tube is round, it's shining out in all 360* of the tube, all the way down it. This is why the WHOLE tube glows...

The CFLs are EXACTLY the same. The only difference is they are smaller tubes which are coiled to achieve a better space to light ratio.

With almost any light, the only way to effectively "direct" the light is to have a non-spongey reflective surface OPPOSITE the side you want the light to affect and EVERYWHERE you want the light NOT to go...

I suggest MYLAR and some creativity.