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Conspiracy! No really, there was a conspiracy to fix the life expectancy of tungsten bulbs. Nobody would be doing that here, of course. /s https://en.wikipedia
by m3047 3y ago
Conspiracy! No really, there was a conspiracy to fix the life expectancy of tungsten bulbs. Nobody would be doing that here, of course. /s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoHonestly that story is really not as simple as people suggest it is. There is a tradeoff between bulb life and brightness and standardization may have been good for the industry. Technology Connections does a thoughtful deep dive in to this story in this recent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7Bs98KmnY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7Bs98KmnY