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Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs As Heating Devices

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-bulb-by-any-othe-name dept.

Csiko writes "The European Union has banned by law trading of incandescent light bulbs due to their bad efficiency/ecology (most of the energy is transformed into heat). A company is now trying to bypass this restriction by offering their incandescent light bulb products as a heating device (article in German) instead of a light device. Still, their 'heat balls' give light as well as heating. So — every law can be bypassed if you have some creativity!"

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  1. Easy Bake Ovens by Sonny+Yatsen · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is not news to anyone who's ever owned an Easy Bake Oven.

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    1. Re:Easy Bake Ovens by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      My sister can attest to it. She got a nasty burn from hers one time when we were kids. Poor girl still flinches every time I turn on a light.

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  2. Inefficient heating device by Rob+Riggs · · Score: 4, Funny

    We should ban them. Too much of the energy is emitted in the visible spectrum, not as heat.

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  3. Re:So? by brainboyz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, but knocking over a domino and randomly getting the same output as a thermonuclear bomb will really ruin your day.