• passepartout@feddit.org
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    21 hours ago

    Remember when they told you a google query uses the power of a light bulb burning for an hour? We’ve come to a full circle guys.

    • Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz
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      20 hours ago

      I wonder if that was meant to be interpreted as a large or small amount of power. Back then I thought it’s a somewhat significant amount but now it seems tiny.

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        20 hours ago

        A lightbulb for an hour is about 60 Wh, assuming you’re talking about an incandescent one.

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            19 hours ago

            Well, you could get a 60W LED, but it would be extremely bright. Generally, a household bulb is a 60W incandescent, an 18W CFL, or a 9W LED.