Re: Computers use 7W when SWITCHED OFF!

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From: Bret
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:45

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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:16:09 +1200, Your Name wrote:

> "Bret" <at@at.corn> wrote in message
> news:1o03n1k6sjg5y$.1nrxa52h8bhbp$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:53:46 GMT, Chris Whelan wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:49:15 +1200, Bret wrote:
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> It's a "light bulb" not a heater.
>>>
>>> Strictly speaking, it's a filament lamp. Oh, and the ones I've touched
>>> when switched on certainly get hot...
>>
>> While they certainly do heat up, they are primarily a source of lighting.
> 
> Except of course ones like the "heat lamps" that are installed in many
> bathrooms these days to provide both heat and light.  :-)

Radiant heat can defeat gravity :)

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