Oddbean new post about login | logout And anyone that installs lights of all kinds for a living
I know all about that. My dad was a professional light bulb salesman and installer. That's a whole different story, now you're bringing commercial lighting into the mix. I'm only concerned about domestic lighting.
Regular led bulb > regular incandescent imo They fail less and have less duds out of the package(in my extensive experience) and don't heat up to dangerous temperatures (which causes many issues beyond the fire hazard). They also use 1/10th of the power The positives for incandescents are that they don't dim as much over time and they are cheaper to make. The things I care about as an electrician are the things in column A.
I used to be in your camp. Efficiency and longevity was my primary concern. Then I learned about intracellular photosynthetic production of melatonin.
Yeah, that's about as interesting to me as astrology. Light is light. What changes is the spectrum and that can be set at any wavelength with LEDs. There is no meaningful amount of anything else radiating from an incandescent light. The fact that it's a piece of molten tungsten doesn't make the light different than a cold diode of the same color.
Ok. I guess I don't know what I'm talking about. Next time I'll call my electrician before I read any scientific literature.
Snark all you want. If you think your incandescent light bulb has some kind of health benefit, I have a bridge to sell you.
