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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Say ''B-Bye'' to the bulb ! |
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| Sun, 30 Aug 2009, 23:51 | |
steve_ancell
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All 100 Watt incandescent bulbz will be going out of sale on Tuesday, and by 2011 all incandescent's will be outlawed. Just think... This could spark a new crimewave... Drug dealers !, move over and make room for the bulb dealer !.  |edit| Can you imagine the embarrassment of getting sent down for bulb dealing ! |edit| |
| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 00:12 | |
Spare
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I hate the light those energy saving ones give 
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| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 00:32 | |
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steve_ancell
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I don't think they work with a dim-switch either ! And I've experienced some of the cheap packs explode in the socket, due to poorly designed circuitry. |
| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 00:49 | |
shroom_monk
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Fairground ride operators are also worried, because apparently these energy-saving bulbs don't light up their merry-go-rounds and ghost trains properly, so they get fewer customers, since it's less authentic. Or something.
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| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 01:18 | |
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We're all gonna die! durrr 
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| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 02:34 | |
Mog
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Already use 'em, fuck the old bulbs. I've been using the same ones since i bought my new house, and n'er a one has died. They're more expensive, but pay for themselves in full. Though i do agree, the lighting is a little wonky... -=-=- I am Busy Mongoose - My Website Dev PC: AMD 8150-FX, 16gb Ram, GeForce GTX 680 2gb Current Project: Pyroxene
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| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 03:46 | |
Jayenkai
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In light of this new ruling, our shop stocked up on a crapload of good old fashioned bulbs, and will indeed be stashing them away behind the counter. In many ways they're there for the owner, who absolutely detests the 10 minute warm up time of crappy arsed ones. Oh, and don't fall asleep with one nearby, I usually wake up with my eyes all red and puffy. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 07:16 | |
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steve_ancell
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shroom_monk  Fairground ride operators are also worried, because apparently these energy-saving bulbs don't light up their merry-go-rounds and ghost trains properly, so they get fewer customers, since it's less authentic. Or something.  There might be one way around that problem, they could use car bulbz. The geeks might suggest HighBright-L.E.D's, but they don't seem to generate the same warm atmosphere as incandescents, and those poxy energy-savers don't give the warm feeling either ! |
| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 07:41 | |
9572AD
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Hooray, they save a tiny bit of energy. How come nobody ever mentions that each CF has enough mercury in it to poison an entire city's water supply? -=-=- All the raw, animal magnetism of a rutabaga.
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| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 08:40 | |
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steve_ancell
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It has been mentioned before, but not mentioned enough !
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| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 08:42 | |
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steve_ancell
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Screw the bulbz !, they should be looking at ways to make transport (and energy generation) more cleaner.
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| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 08:51 | |
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steve_ancell
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This is the real deal... www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/06/anaconda-wave-power They should make a few scaled-down versions, and incorporate them in swimming bars, then use that energy to power the building or something. |
| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 09:11 | |
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steve_ancell
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This could be a fun project www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4224763.html Mount it on a weathercock pole, and during bad weather, use it to charge your mobile phone, laptop, or store the energy in batteries during the day, and use it to power high power L.E.D lighting in your room at night. |
| Mon, 31 Aug 2009, 13:16 | |
Scherererer
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I guess it's more efficient and all, but I don't think banning is necessarily the right way of doing things. Promoting is great, banning just reduces choice. And personally, as an American, I feel that "choice" is generally one of our ideals... generally...
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