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Energy saving light bulbs offer dim future (CFL's are not bright as incandescent)
Telegraph.co.UK ^
| Published: 9:00PM BST 29 Aug 2009
| By Richard Gray and Julia McWatt
Posted on 09/03/2009 11:45:27 AM PDT by Syrin23
Energy saving light bulbs are not as bright as their traditional counterparts and claims about the amount of light they produce are "exaggerated", the European Union has admitted.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: cfl; incandescent
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To: DM1
They do take time warming up so if it is cold be prepared for a dim minute or two Pop them in the microwave for 15 seconds before using them 
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09/03/2009 11:47:41 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(War is fought by human beings. - Carl von Clausewitz in On War)
To: Syrin23
Forget those wussy little IUD bulbs. You need a manly fluorescent light, 48-inches long. One of these 4-bulb babies really lights up a room -- on only 128 watts.
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09/04/2009 9:53:48 AM PDT
by
AZLiberty
(Yes, Mr. Lennon, I do want a revolution.)
To: Syrin23
The ones I use are just as bright if not brighter.
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09/04/2009 9:56:44 AM PDT
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Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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