Re: Season misconceptions in newspaper

[Tim Folkerts <tfolkert@FHSU.EDU>]

> I have an interesting tag that I stole from a lamp in a store.  It
> claims that an expensive lamp which uses a 60 W halogen bulb is more
> efficient and saves money over a conventional 60 W bulb.  I compared the
> rated lumens and wattage with a conventional light bulb and found they
> were comparable.  Hmmm  I have asked students whether the claim was
> true.

Of course, if the halogen bulb costs 3x as much, but lasts 10x longer, then
it DOES save money!


Timothy Folkerts


"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing." - Edmund Burke