Fun Facts About Light Bulbs

1. A light bulb "burns" out eventually because the filament evaporates a little bit each time you use the light bulb.

2. Light bulbs often burn out when you turn them on because a current surge burns thin spots in the filament when electricity shoots through the bulb.

3. Halogen light bulbs provide brighter and more powerful light.

4. Fluorescent bulbs burn less hot and are more efficient, using less energy to produce light. They last longer than halogen bulbs.

5. Incandescent light bulbs are the same as the standard light bulbs you buy at the grocery store.

6. Incandescent light bulbs today use the same technology used more than 70 years ago to run efficiently.

7. Most traditional incandescent light bulbs run up to 750 hours or about 10 weeks if run 12 hours a day.

8. New light bulbs can run for up to 10,000 hours.

9. Full spectrum bulbs are the most energy efficient bulbs available on the market.

10. Most of the energy used by light bulbs creates heat not light. In fact, only ten percent of electricity passing through a bulb produces light.

11. You may save energy turning off a light, but it may not be the most efficient use of your energy.

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