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$60 Light Bulb Debuts On Earth Day
theodp writes "How much would you pay for an amazing light bulb? On Sunday — Earth Day — Philips' $60 LED light bulb goes on sale at Home Depot and other outlets. The bulb, which lasts 20 years, won a $10 million DOE contest that stipulated the winning bulb should cost consumers $22 in its first year on the market. Ed Crawford, the head of Philips' U.S. lighting division, said it was always part of the plan to have utility rebates bring the price down to the $22 range."
How many people does it take to change it?
>> disappointing lifespan
Yeah it works both ways: money back if not delighted or money back if de-lighted.
20 years is nothing. The livermore light bulb is 110 years old and still working. How come we can't beat the technology from our great grand fathers?
Because in watts per lumen you'd probably be better off using an infrared heater element as a light source.
"Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
> So you're going to pay more for them compared to the same thing from China.
On the other hand, they may actually work.
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What, like they take a nose dive if the value of the euro drops?
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Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
No point in buying a bulb which lasts 20 years. By 2020, there would be more efficient bulbs and this would be banned. And by 2020, both Google and Facebook would have capability to report to the Govt what bulb you turn on, the ban will also work on products which have already been purchased before the ban.
You are the very model of a modern major generalizer.
Might want to stop with the assumption that large groups of people all think and operate in the exact same way.
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"Degenerated"???
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