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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] kalpol@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (19 children)

I wish the LEDs weren't such crap. They don't even last as long as a 60W incandescent a lot of times. The old CFLs last years, I have a few over ten years old.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

I had CFLs burn out all the time.

My LEDs have all been rock solid. Even the cheap ones.

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[–] bloodfart@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This sucks. I’m gonna have to compete with boomers for dim bulb tester refills.

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[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

people started hoarding them, lol

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