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		jandrese on Feb 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Happened to the 100000 Hour LED Bulbs? High efficiency is only 50%? Isn't that terrible? Are LEDs really that bad?

snaily on Feb 7, 2019 [–]

Incandescents used to be 5% visible light at best, with 95% of energy turned into non-visible radiation.

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