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A recent ad for Sylvania auto headlight bulbs showed their product "a"
is 30% brighter*, "b" is 35% brighter, and "c" is 50% brighter*. When
you look at the fine print for * you find the statement "comparisons
made with Sylvania products at 100% light output and standard halogen
bulbs at 80% light output."
Well duh!! Can't say it was false advertizing since they admitted the
flawed test, but unless you read the fine print it sure was
misleading.

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On Oct 11, 10:29*pm, Red wrote:
A recent ad for Sylvania auto headlight bulbs showed their product "a"
is 30% brighter*, "b" is 35% brighter, and "c" is 50% brighter*. *When
you look at the fine print for * you find the statement "comparisons
made with Sylvania products at 100% light output and standard halogen
bulbs at 80% light output."
Well duh!! *Can't say it was false advertizing since they admitted the
flawed test, but unless you read the fine print it sure was
misleading.

Even worse, if you read the fine print you'll find that those
high output bulbs last a fraction of the time of a regular
halogen headlamp, despite costing a lot more. And they pull
substantially more
current, which older cars may not be equipped to handle.
In short, I concluded that they just aren't worth it.

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Palmolive dish soap:

30% more than the leading 19 ounce brand. (24 oz)

How about just saying 50% more than the leading 12 ounce brand?

If you don't think about it, they are trying to convince you that you
are getting 30% more for free.

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Red wrote in news:bfe13818-3a31-4326-b926-
:

A recent ad for Sylvania auto headlight bulbs showed their product "a"
is 30% brighter*, "b" is 35% brighter, and "c" is 50% brighter*. When
you look at the fine print for * you find the statement "comparisons
made with Sylvania products at 100% light output and standard halogen
bulbs at 80% light output."
Well duh!! Can't say it was false advertizing since they admitted the
flawed test, but unless you read the fine print it sure was
misleading.

Remember a cartoon I saw long ago. Presenter showing charts in a business
meeting. Caption something like:

Good news. We're 90% right 25% of the time.

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Thomas wrote the following:
Palmolive dish soap:

30% more than the leading 19 ounce brand. (24 oz)

How about just saying 50% more than the leading 12 ounce brand?

If you don't think about it, they are trying to convince you that you
are getting 30% more for free.


You may be, if the price of both are the same.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

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Red Green wrote the following:
Red wrote in news:bfe13818-3a31-4326-b926-
:

A recent ad for Sylvania auto headlight bulbs showed their product "a"
is 30% brighter*, "b" is 35% brighter, and "c" is 50% brighter*. When
you look at the fine print for * you find the statement "comparisons
made with Sylvania products at 100% light output and standard halogen
bulbs at 80% light output."
Well duh!! Can't say it was false advertizing since they admitted the
flawed test, but unless you read the fine print it sure was
misleading.

Remember a cartoon I saw long ago. Presenter showing charts in a business
meeting. Caption something like:

Good news. We're 90% right 25% of the time.


"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical".
(Attributed to Yogi Berra)

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

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On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:50:45 -0400, willshak wrote:

Red Green wrote the following:
Red wrote in news:bfe13818-3a31-4326-b926-
:

A recent ad for Sylvania auto headlight bulbs showed their product "a"
is 30% brighter*, "b" is 35% brighter, and "c" is 50% brighter*. When
you look at the fine print for * you find the statement "comparisons
made with Sylvania products at 100% light output and standard halogen
bulbs at 80% light output."
Well duh!! Can't say it was false advertizing since they admitted the
flawed test, but unless you read the fine print it sure was
misleading.

Remember a cartoon I saw long ago. Presenter showing charts in a business
meeting. Caption something like:

Good news. We're 90% right 25% of the time.


"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical".
(Attributed to Yogi Berra)

90% of a software project takes 90% of the time. The last 10%, takes the
other 90% of the time.
-- unknown

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On Oct 12, 10:02*am, "
wrote:
On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:50:45 -0400, willshak wrote:
Red Green wrote the following:
Red wrote in news:bfe13818-3a31-4326-b926-
:

A recent ad for Sylvania auto headlight bulbs showed their product "a"
is 30% brighter*, "b" is 35% brighter, and "c" is 50% brighter*. *When
you look at the fine print for * you find the statement "comparisons
made with Sylvania products at 100% light output and standard halogen
bulbs at 80% light output."
Well duh!! *Can't say it was false advertizing since they admitted the
flawed test, but unless you read the fine print it sure was
misleading.

Remember a cartoon I saw long ago. Presenter showing charts in a business
meeting. Caption something like:

* * * *Good news. We're 90% right 25% of the time.

"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical".
(Attributed to Yogi Berra)

* 90% of a software project takes 90% of the time. *The last 10%, takes the
* other 90% of the time.
* * * * * * *-- unknown * *- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

87.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

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On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:54:47 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Oct 12, 10:02*am, "
wrote:
On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:50:45 -0400, willshak wrote:
Red Green wrote the following:
Red wrote in news:bfe13818-3a31-4326-b926-
:

A recent ad for Sylvania auto headlight bulbs showed their product "a"
is 30% brighter*, "b" is 35% brighter, and "c" is 50% brighter*. *When
you look at the fine print for * you find the statement "comparisons
made with Sylvania products at 100% light output and standard halogen
bulbs at 80% light output."
Well duh!! *Can't say it was false advertizing since they admitted the
flawed test, but unless you read the fine print it sure was
misleading.

Remember a cartoon I saw long ago. Presenter showing charts in a business
meeting. Caption something like:

* * * *Good news. We're 90% right 25% of the time.

"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical".
(Attributed to Yogi Berra)

* 90% of a software project takes 90% of the time. *The last 10%, takes the
* other 90% of the time.
* * * * * * *-- unknown * *- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

87.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Completely different theorem, but nevertheless true.

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Thomas wrote:
Palmolive dish soap:

30% more than the leading 19 ounce brand. (24 oz)

How about just saying 50% more than the leading 12 ounce brand?

Because 24oz is 100% more than 12oz.

Jon