Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Naïve physics question
Nick,
Over the last 2 or 3 years I have replaced most of our incandescent
light bulbs with equivalent (light output) LED bulbs. Our electric
bill has gone down about 20% summer and winter.
When I worked in the Robotics Institute I was leader of a pro
An old North Carolina farmer (later confirmed by an advanced amateur
astronomer) to put two incandescent bulbs in series. The halving of the
voltage lowers the temp of the bulbs significantly, and at the lower
voltage, the bulbs last essentially forever. I have no idea what happens
if you do
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Naïve physics question
Nick,
Over the last 2 or 3 years I have replaced most of our incandescent light bulbs
wit
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Naïve physics question
Seems like from a thermodynamics
Seems like from a thermodynamics question you can first think of having
two identical systems with identical energy inputs. Unless one of the
systems is capable of storing energy in some form differently from the
other the equilibrium temperatures should be the same.
Now CFBs emit more of the
I'm not a physicist ... or very smart. But it seems like what you're asking is
if/whether there are any other paths, other than heat and light for energy to
escape. If not, then you're right. If so, then not. But I suspect if there
are any other escape paths, they will be larger in the
Since there are some non-naïve, i.e. professional physicists, as well as
just gererally smart people in FRIAM, I pose the following fun question.
Given: two transparent, sealed containers filled with air - one contains an
incandescent light bulb A that consumes 100 watts of energy; the other
