On 2007-09-30 21:24:26 +0100, "Scruff" said:

"tim....." wrote in message
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I'd agree if the people that make these bulbs didn't persist
in the fiction that an 11W bulb gives the same light as an 60W.

As it is now, you go out and buy some bulbs, find that they
aren't bright enough and have to re-arrange your lighting.

tim

The small print on some CFLs I was given used soft-light bulbs for
comparison of their brightness. They are nowhere near as bright as
conventional tunsgten bulbs, especially in the minute after switch on, which
generally is when I need the most light.

It's a pity Einstein isn't still around. - "Energy cannot be created or
destroyed" etc. My 100w bulb may only supply 7 watts of light but it
provides 100 watts of heat. If I reduce the power consumed by light bulbs
in my lounge, the central heating switches on, heating my whole house, using
more energy. In the UK we heat our houses for a large part of the year,
especially when it's dark, why not allow the light bulbs to do it?

That is simple enough logic isn't it.

Why not drop an email to Hilary Benn about it. Don't exceed two
syllables in any word. The person who reads it to him should be able
to explain it in a way that most people should be able to understand.

It's doubtful that he will though.