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ashling

(25,771 posts) Sun Jan 12, 2014, 07:42 PM Jan 2014

A Beautiful New Energy-Saving Light Bulb

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/01/10/plumen_002_a_radical_new_take_on_the_world_s_most_design_forward_light_bulb.html

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A Beautiful New Energy-Saving Light Bulb (Original Post) ashling Jan 2014 OP

It's very pretty, and pricey, and it contains mercur because it's a compact fluorescent lamp. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #1

All the things you said ashling Jan 2014 #2

Stylish light bulb Shankapotomus Jan 2014 #3

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. It's very pretty, and pricey, and it contains mercur because it's a compact fluorescent lamp.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 08:03 PM

Jan 2014

Or a CFL.

http://plumen.com/broken-bulb.html

I'm more impressed by LEDs, which use even less energy than CFLs.

But this one is beautiful, I have to admit!

ashling

(25,771 posts)

2. All the things you said

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 08:36 PM

Jan 2014

plus the problem that I have with CFLs is the light. I'm 61 and my eyes are not what they used to be and they werent what they should have been the. I need MORE light not less.

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)

3. Stylish light bulb

Reply to ashling (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 09:26 PM

Jan 2014

This one has a similar price point and is an LED but is a 75w equivalent.

http://thenanoleaf.com/pages/products

Unfortunately, the first first production is not dimmable.

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