return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoIt's 2026, which tech did you realistically think we would have by now?message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIt's 2026, which tech did you realistically think we would have by now?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareInfrapink@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThe Phoebus Cartel was objectively terrible, but it turns out there are perfectly good engineering reasons to limit them to 1000 hours. It has to do with the chemistry of tungsten. Those bulbs that last forever give off exceedingly little light, and the 1000 hour rule is from a standard that predates the cartel.
The Phoebus Cartel was objectively terrible, but it turns out there are perfectly good engineering reasons to limit them to 1000 hours. It has to do with the chemistry of tungsten. Those bulbs that last forever give off exceedingly little light, and the 1000 hour rule is from a standard that predates the cartel.