Lighting Odditorium

Dec. 19, 2008
Some unusual video clips on lighting surfaced recently. Interested in a “levitating lightbulb”? Check out the clip at www.youtube.com It’s had more than 35,000 hits.

Some unusual video clips on lighting surfaced recently. Interested in a "levitating lightbulb"? Check out the clip at www.youtube.com It’s had more than 35,000 hits.

And from our green friends at www.ecogeek.com, we have an online video comparison of incandescent, CFLs and LED lamps.

We thought doing an online video review on www.youtube.com was an interesting way of conveying information, but were disappointed that the review didn’t include price comparisons for these lamp types.

At Home Depot a four-pack of 40W incandescents sells for $1.04 (1,000-hour lamp life); a four-pack of 14W CFLs sells for $6.88 (10,000-hour lamp life). You can buy an EarthLED CL3 that lasts 50,000 hours for $29.99 online.