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Light bulbs have not improved, they have become worse, and are designed to fail.
by bungle 10y ago
Light bulbs have not improved, they have become worse, and are designed to fail.
- reubano 10y agoThe parent is right after all. Just do a search for "the 100 yr light bulb".
- noselasd 10y ago"planned obsolescence" for lightbulbs is not a recent thing though; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
- KerryJones 10y agoHow so? Energy consumption is far less, the raw price is much cheaper, varieties of brightnesses and Kelvin, different quality of lights, different designs for the aesthetic look. We even have smart light bulbs -- my door light turns itself on and off at dusk and dawn.