Jaz
2008-11-25 04:32:50
Reading the bulb comments on here explains why the rest of the world looks on with incredulity at the outrageous energy consumption of the US.
We have low-wattage bulbs – they last far longer than ordinary bulbs and consume a fraction of the energy. The only problem with them is that as they get older they do take more time to get to full brightness.
The conventional filament bulb is an exceptionally inefficient device – generating a lot more heat than it does light
