Duel between lamps
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Depending on the construction type of the light bulb, it shines with a certain brightness at different current strengths. In this case, the oblong light bulb has got a spiral wound filament (the wire inside of the light bulb which glows while current is flowing) with a smaller diameter and thus is shining brighter.
Think about what this means in case of the current strength. In what way is it influenced while transiting the lamps?