Our youngest son has just discovered that his Mother was correct! Yes Justin, if you have a light bulb, or even a Christmas light, that has had it's base broken off in the socket, twist a raw potato into the light's base and the jagged edge of the broken light. The broken light bulb will grab onto the potato and you will be able to remove the broken bulb from the socket! If it is a Christmas light, simply use a smaller potato! Merry Christmas!