{"id":1473,"date":"2009-10-26T21:28:16","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T21:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2009-10-26T21:28:16","modified_gmt":"2009-10-26T21:28:16","slug":"daily-mail-bright-sparks-finally-illuminate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=1473","title":{"rendered":"Daily Mail Bright Sparks Finally Illuminate"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was an article in the Daily Mail<\/a> a couple of days ago which trumpets:<\/p>\n

The light bulb that lasts 25 years: It’s environmentally friendly and as bright as the old ones… <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It could be the breakthrough that finally has consumers warming to the energy-saving light bulb… <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Manufacturers claim the Pharox is the first low-energy bulb to give off the same light quality and brightness as a conventional 60-watt traditional bulb… <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The bulb’s launch comes ahead of a European ban on conventional 60-watt incandescent bulbs, due to be introduced in 2011… <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let me just remind everyone of an article I posted in\u00a0January – Daily Mail And Incandescence Over Light Bulbs<\/a>. In it, I explain how the future of the light bulb lies with LEDs, and I mentioned the Pharox bulb in there. Contrary to what the Mail is reporting – inaccurately, as usual – the Pharox is not<\/em> new – it has been around since 2007. It is simply being launched officially in the UK.<\/p>\n

Ironically, I posted this at the time as a direct result of the Daily Mail offering free incandescent bulbs<\/strong> to its elderly Tory\u00a0 readership – all fuelled by its hatred of anything to do with the EU, or which has its roots in any time period after the mid-20th century. I notice that the latest article does not mention this ill-conceived and totally stupid stunt.The word ‘hypocrites’ springs to mind.<\/p>\n

Mind you, you wouldn’t believe the number of hits I got from people searching for “daily mail free lightbulb offer”. Anything for free, eh?<\/p>\n

Check out some of the idiotic reader comments, as well (at the bottom of the latest Mail story).<\/p>\n

The Pharox is available from Lemnis Lighting and Ryness (more info on REUK (via their website)<\/a>) and you can get different versions (4\/40W and 6\/60W equivalents), plus bayonet or screw fittings. More suppliers will undoubtedly follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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