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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)
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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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[–] TIEPilot 14 points 1 year ago (10 children)

There are other uses of incandescent bulb beyond lighting. We use them to heat small enclosures in the winter and we have light to work in the space if that needss to happen. To use heat tape or space heaters is far more likely to catch fire.

[–] JSpanghurst 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And my lava lamps require the heat they put off.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee 6 points 1 year ago

You can't be groovy with LEDs

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