On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:10:55 -0400, Nate Nagel wrote:

On 10/17/2010 05:37 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:27:34 -0700 (PDT), "hr(bob) "
wrote:

On Oct 17, 3:35 pm, "
wrote:
On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:02:29 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"

wrote:
I'd guess that the fluorescents put out less heat, and more light.

Your guess would be wrong. Think about it.

For a given input power, say 25 watts, the compact fluorescent puts
out more light energy than the 25 watt incandescent light bulb.

Another who would rather talk than listen and think.

Unless there is a new law of thermodynamics, if the compact
fluorescent light puts out more light energy, it must put out less
heat energy. Now, we can argue the amount of the difference, but
there is a difference in the heat output between two 25 watt devices.

Read the thread before making yourself appear even dumber than you already
have.

Did you read his post?


Hint: The issue was heat output, not light.

Yes, indeed. To over-simplify, what he's saying is that that 25W must
all go somewhere, either heat *or* light *or* a mixture of both.

It will *ALL* be heat.

Thus, a 25W incandescent makes a better *heater* than a 25W CFL.

No, the point is that light will become heat as soon as it isn't reflected,
i.e. "instantaneously". There isn't a difference. 25W is 25W.