▲ 1189 ▼ Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 323 comments fedilink hide all child comments Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.
[+] histy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago Seems like it's a theft deterrent since they won't work in "normal" sockets? permalink fedilink source parent [–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago You need a history expert for this one. I want to say theft deterrent, and possibly different voltages for niche applications. Also Need Flanders Leftorium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago Seems like it's a theft deterrent since they won't work in "normal" sockets? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago You need a history expert for this one. I want to say theft deterrent, and possibly different voltages for niche applications. Also Need Flanders Leftorium. permalink fedilink source parent