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I'm a big fan of compact fluorescent lightbulbs. They use much less energy than their incandescent brothers and they last 8 to 10 times longer. Just putting my hand on a cool glowing compact fluorescent is enough to convince me they are a wise investment. They are so much cooler than a regular light bulb! How much cooler? On Thursday evening, I conducted a little experiment with two similar chunks of ice. |
The first chunk of ice was dangled above a desk lamp fitted with an 100-watt incandescent light bulb. This experiment required approximately 30 times more setup effort than the other Cockeyed.com Science Moment melting experiments.
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second chunk was hung a similar distance from a tealight candle.
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Sure, there are no compact fluorescent bulbs in this experiment, but I was still excited to see which gave off more heat: The bulb or the candle.
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February 3rd, 2006
