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[–] 13 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

Do people actually confuse color temperature with operating temperature? I wouldn't want any lights in my house if their operating temperature was ≥2700 K. I want the room to be bright, but not if that means melting the steel beams in the ceiling.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    The colour temperature of an incandescent lamp is, exactly and by definition, its operating temperature.

    A 2700K lightbulb will not melt steel. The glass is not that hot (you can tell because it's not glowing itself). In any case, it's really power that matters - a small object at 2700K will not damage steel if it's not being continuously heated; it needs to be heated at a rate which brings the steel above its melting point before the heat can dissipate.

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