Welcome to this weeks edition of Baby Boomer Technology – The 30 Year Light Bulb

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This is your host, Denise Boomer and Dr. Bee Boomer, welcoming you to this weeks edition of the Baby Boomer Technology on PodcastForBoomers.com.

This week we are talking about The 30 Year Light Bulb

Per Wikipedia – The world's longest lasting light bulb is the Centennial Light located in Livermore, California. It is maintained by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The fire department claims that the bulb is at least 107 years old and has only been turned off a handful of times.

The bulb we are discussing was designed by Frog Design. They were looking for a more acceptable light bulb design that was more environmentally friendly then the CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps).

CFLs use ballast, which contains mercury, electronics and plastic housings. Most consumers just throw fluorescents out with the trash, even though they should be disposed of as toxic waste. CFLs are not dimmable. In addition, the form and cold color of CFLs keep them from being widely accepted as a replacement to the incandescent bulb.

Frog Design arrived at a concept that offers better energy efficiency than CFLs without the toxic mercury, provides a desirable light quality and dimming capability, and fits into the socket connection of the incandescent—all in a package that will last 30 years.

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