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Speaker 1: are fluorescent bulbs really more efficient than normal light bulbs?
Speaker 1: A normal lightbulb is also known as an incandescent light bulb.
Speaker 1: They typically come in size is like six D and
Speaker 1: so on. They waste a lot of energy on heat,
Speaker 1: so they're not very efficient. They produce maybe fifteen lumens
Speaker 1: per what of input power. A fluorescent bulb uses a
Speaker 1: completely different method to produce light. A fluorescent bulb produces
Speaker 1: less heat, so it's much more efficient. A fluorescent bulb
Speaker 1: can produce between fifty and a hundred lumens per what.
Speaker 1: This makes fluorescent bulbs four to six times more efficient
Speaker 1: than incandescent bulbs. That's why you can buy a thirteen
Speaker 1: watt fluorescent bulb that produces the same amount of light
Speaker 1: as a sixty what incandescent bulb. Do you have any
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