WEBVTT - Are florescent bulbs really more efficient?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to brain Stuff from house stuff works dot com

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<v Speaker 1>where smart happens. Hi. I'm Marshall Brain with today's question,

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<v Speaker 1>are fluorescent bulbs really more efficient than normal light bulbs?

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<v Speaker 1>A normal lightbulb is also known as an incandescent light bulb.

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<v Speaker 1>They typically come in size is like six D and

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<v Speaker 1>so on. They waste a lot of energy on heat,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're not very efficient. They produce maybe fifteen lumens

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<v Speaker 1>per what of input power. A fluorescent bulb uses a

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<v Speaker 1>completely different method to produce light. A fluorescent bulb produces

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<v Speaker 1>less heat, so it's much more efficient. A fluorescent bulb

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<v Speaker 1>can produce between fifty and a hundred lumens per what.

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<v Speaker 1>This makes fluorescent bulbs four to six times more efficient

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<v Speaker 1>than incandescent bulbs. That's why you can buy a thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>watt fluorescent bulb that produces the same amount of light

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<v Speaker 1>as a sixty what incandescent bulb. Do you have any

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