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I don't think "Compact fluorescents" belongs in that list. They first hit the market in the '80s, and I remember my parents installing them in the mid '90s. A

by phire 7y ago

I don't think "Compact fluorescents" belongs in that list. They first hit the market in the '80s, and I remember my parents installing them in the mid '90s. As a product, they got a good 20-30 years of life before LED bulbs got good enough to replace them.

rsync 7y ago
"I don't think "Compact fluorescents" belongs in that list." 20 to 30 years of terrible light aesthetics and here's hoping you never dropped or broke one since, oops, there's toxic waste (mercury) in your house. CF bulbs are just the worst technological diversion I have seen taken in my lifetime and I feel bad for everyone that had to interact with them.