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Originally Posted by AndrewJ
Gday Peter
Ref the first and best masters of the game.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/h...ulb-conspiracy
I really liked the bit on how they actually did quite a lot of research and spent a LOT of money on making sure the devices were so well made that they failed at the given time. ( Bit like printer cartridges  )
Andrew |
On the topic of lightbulbs, we were also taught another interesting fact at uni.
One of the lecturers was involved in a project testing fluorescent tubes from different brands. When analysing the light spectrum and physical characteristics from different brands at different prices, the inescapable conclusion was that this was the exact same tube. He even went so far as to say he believed them all to originate from the same factory.