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The Biggest Thing Since the Light Bulb

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Re: The Biggest Thing Since the Light Bulb

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Post by spectrum »

gt565k wrote: post #12

Hah... the light bulbs today are the biggest scam ever. Light bulbs made 100 years ago are still working today, because the materials used, more precisely, the filament, was made out of a lot more durable materials. However, companies quickly realized that if ligh bulbs lasted so long, no one would buy new light bulbs. If you have not seen the light bulb conspiracy, please watch it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/…

Can you provide a name from, or a link to, a company that makes these long lasting bulbs?

Re: The Biggest Thing Since the Light Bulb

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Post by ars »

beachstartup wrote: post #18

i use one of these to walk my dog. it's ridiculously bright and it's laughable when you see someone using a 'normal' flash light which basically just looks like someone using a zippo lighter to light their way. bought 2 for the office and 1 for the car too. mine use regular AA batteries not the expensive high voltage rechargeable ones. edit: this comment is about the same cree LEDs except in flashlight form.

Your message is offtopic. Delete it before you get tons of downvotes, and your account gets banned.

Next time actually read the linked article before posting.

Re: The Biggest Thing Since the Light Bulb

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Post by bfung »

gt565k wrote: post #17
vailripper wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even still, that doesn't do anything about the energy savings you get with LED...

I'm just saying. Plus, I still don't understand why people care about light bulbs saving energy. The majority of electricity consumed in a houses and apartments comes from the AC unit, refrigerators, heaters, TVs, and computers. Implying that this light bulb will save you money would imply that you're terrible at keeping your lights off, and thus you should save money by continuing to exercise bad habits that cost yo…

bingo! You've hit the nail on the head on all fronts. But light blubs and the act of turning on and off lights are very tangible to the average person, compared to thermostat programming. Awareness itself is a big step, sadly.

Disclosure: I work for an energy efficiency company and basically telling people to do turn off / lower the settings is our business: opower.com.

Re: The Biggest Thing Since the Light Bulb

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Post by [deleted] »

gt565k wrote: post #17
vailripper wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even still, that doesn't do anything about the energy savings you get with LED...

I'm just saying. Plus, I still don't understand why people care about light bulbs saving energy. The majority of electricity consumed in a houses and apartments comes from the AC unit, refrigerators, heaters, TVs, and computers. Implying that this light bulb will save you money would imply that you're terrible at keeping your lights off, and thus you should save money by continuing to exercise bad habits that cost yo…

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Re: The Biggest Thing Since the Light Bulb

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Post by leetrout »

otibom wrote: post #7

Off topic, but am I the only one to find the automatic scrolling very annoying ? Don't move the page on my behalf.

Definitely not off topic for a site full of engineers and designers. It is a huge pain to navigate, especially when you get to the 3 bulb types near the bottom and as you scroll you accidentally hover over one of the bulbs.

Re: The Biggest Thing Since the Light Bulb

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Post by adinb »

ars wrote: post #14

Hmm, actually beats a CFL - although not by much, the CFL uses 11 watts, this uses 9.5. But the CFL costs $1, this costs $13. It lasts 3 times as long, but still - unless you really need great color accuracy (i.e. CRI), I can't see myself buying this. (I'm comparing to a CFL with the same warm color temperature.) Edit: CRI of 80! That's worse than the CFL I'm comparing it to! Why would anyone want to buy this? The sm…

no mercury hazard - you don't have to vent your house and worry about mercury exposure if a bulb breaks.
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