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- DDBdestroyer, on 05/22/2008, -0/+38lol - LEDs are still the way to go - better effiency - and brighter for less watts - you should see how bright the 1/2 watts go - an also they are 100% environmentally friendly
- jmkiii, on 05/22/2008, -0/+36How is neon toxic? It is a noble gas!
- jburka, on 05/22/2008, -1/+29I guess they said the same thing when the first wheel was invented!
- jmkiii, on 05/22/2008, -2/+22Yes, they will glow under their own power until the end of time. There is not a damn thing you or anyone else can do about it.
- rawg, on 05/22/2008, -1/+21mmmm... glowing donuts
- hfswagon, on 05/22/2008, -0/+10http://gizmodo.com/392490/planilum-light-emitting- ...
- tacojohn48, on 05/22/2008, -1/+11I hope it works in Linux.
- the2989, on 05/22/2008, -2/+11He's not your guy, buddy!
- Salinesolucion, on 05/22/2008, -4/+13This is a very cool idea - why has no one thought of this until now?
- ecomod, on 05/22/2008, -0/+8I'd like to see this used in windows - how cool would that be? Oh and 'staffeil' - i'm sure you can turn the lights out - its not perpetually glowing all the time....
- JorgeGT, on 05/22/2008, -0/+8In this website we obey the laws of thermodynamics.
- inactive, on 05/22/2008, -0/+7Now if they can only make servers that resist the digg effect.
- WasabiBomb, on 05/22/2008, -0/+7That's pretty neat, but I was really hoping the entire sheet of glass would illuminate. It also bugs me that the "donuts" are all of different sizes.
- Frecklefoot, on 05/22/2008, -0/+7One thing the photos don't show are the powercords needed. The glass look cool until you realize you have to figure out how to snake the wire to your table (or shelves) in an aesthetic manner.
- tito13kfm, on 05/22/2008, -2/+8I buy a package of CFLs every week and feed them to kittens just to spite people like you.
- khail250, on 05/22/2008, -0/+6would you ever say that in person? why do you have so much hate?
- tito13kfm, on 05/22/2008, -1/+6Well played sir.
- RxDaniel, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5But they don't look like radioactive pineapple slices all over your table, so ***** LEDs.
- jmkiii, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5Glowing slices of pineapple
MMMMM! - thestrongrope, on 05/22/2008, -2/+7If we start getting rid of all the bulbs I hope some ingenious person can come up with a way to up-cycle all those bulbs into something useful and cool.
- WasabiBomb, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5Well, Frecklefoot does have a point. We're always shown these neat images of how the appliance is supposed to look, but when you actually buy the thing, you find that you've got cords ruining the look.
It's a minor thing, as we all know that cords are necessary... still, it's annoying. - thestrongrope, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5Wow, you are one twisted bastard. I hope someone takes those kitten pieces that you discard and up-cycles them into something useful and cool.
- bstew22, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5ugh, i have to chase the damn menu options around the screen....
- Merendino, on 05/22/2008, -2/+7Says its 100w though... doesn't seem very eco friendly to me. My compact florescents and very few LED lights COMBINED barely make it to 100w. I have like 7 12w compact florescents and 2 5w LED's. ***** LED light bulbs are EXPENSIVE!
- mpdickso, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5Company site
http://www.saazs.com/ - rob3, on 05/22/2008, -0/+5"Currently, each 100W plate lights 40 square meters of space" - So it magically manages to light up a 2D shape but it doesn't quite stretch into the 3rd dimension?
- bxblox, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4what lamp doesnt need a powercord?
- wezman2, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4Cool look, but impossible to navigate
- altrego99, on 05/22/2008, -1/+5A very bright idea indeed.
- macgecko, on 05/22/2008, -0/+4Looks like a very interesting idea that would be good for display cases or a number of architectural uses.
- lazn, on 05/22/2008, -0/+3electricity comes from somewhere.. and when oil goes up so do all energy costs, directly or indirectly..
http://www.powerscorecard.org/tech_detail.cfm?reso ... - jcaino, on 05/22/2008, -0/+3They turned the lights out.
- Diderotten, on 05/22/2008, -0/+3You're the worst troll I've ever seen. Seriously. Up your game.
- rustintable, on 05/22/2008, -0/+3Really not your problem. Youve got serious issues.
I enjoyed his commentary..... - DiggzDE, on 05/22/2008, -0/+3I've got a crazy lightbulb suit drawn out. It will be the new fashion when we finally rid ourselves of them in our lamps.
- kaleesh, on 05/23/2008, -0/+3hmm what about places where you should not turn them off, like dark alleys or roads at night, we could def use more light there..
- Surferess, on 05/22/2008, -1/+4Huh, I was somehow expecting an actual glass glass. This is much better. I can see this could have some very useful applications.
- dmadip, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2and back down again
- VinceNoir, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2I had the idea back in my teens in the 80s. Partially inspired by the opposite idea in the Blade Runner film with the window that can go dark at the push of a button (that should be easy to pull off with liquid crystals). Of course being a teen from a poor background at the time I had no way to make it a reality. No problem... I still have a lot of other inventions to work through.
- samcrut, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2I suppose if you flooded a room with it and tried to breathe it would suffocate you, but short of working in the neon tube filling room of a neon sign factory, I don't see that being possible.
- tito13kfm, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2Redirect the page to a static copy of the article. dynamically generated pages + digg = server death.
- VinceNoir, on 05/22/2008, -2/+4Because you're a ***** IDIOT!!! No one and I mean NOT A ***** HUMAN ON THE PLANET makes electricity for distribution on the power grid with petroleum. DO YOU HEAR ME *****?!!! NO ONE! ZERO! ZILCH! Electricity largely comes from coal (which has NOTHING to do with petroleum), solar, nuclear, and in some RARE cases methane gas. But there is NO petroleum involved in the production of electricity except for maybe a few drops for lubrication of the turbines. But that's NOT direct energy production so it counts for *****!!! Now go ***** off and let me get back to the blowjob I was getting before you so idiotically interrupted me.
- bombula, on 05/22/2008, -1/+3Nothing new, it's just tritium lighting - check wikipedia or google for more info. Same gas-imbedded-in-glass that makes the hands on your watch glow permanently. Tritium is a fissile material (radioactive, can be used in nuclear applications include weapons) and is banned in almost all products in the US, with the exception of watch hands a few other things where the amounts used are extremely tiny. Not likely to see these in North America any time soon.
- VinceNoir, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2@tito13kfm
I think the only self-absorbed douche is you. He wasn't looking for validation, he was simply sharing his experience. I've been using CFLs myself but only for limited application because the light from them is so godawful bad. The fact that he shared his experience with people is INTERESTING. Unlike your stupid brainfart. Think before you type.
As an aside, the problem I have with CFLs is that their color rendering index (CRI) is too low. The CRI unit is based on natural sunlight with a rating of 100 being perfect. If you were to run light from a bulb with a CRI of 100 (as far as I'm aware there are none) you would get a perfect spectrum. This would mean that the appearance of objects under that light would look quite normal.
However, the typical CFLs have CRI ratings of 75-85 which is pretty damn bad. For my kitchen I went with standard tubes over the sink area and specifically sought out the highest quality fluorescent tubes I could find. The CRI is 95. Not perfect, but better than CFLs. The only place I'm using CFLs is in the basement and the large multibulbed ceiling fan in the middle of the kitche (which I plan to replace someday in the near future).
I should note that the biggest problem with "daylight" CFLs is that while they might resemble daylight, the color rendering is completely off. Way too blue. I think the only way they can be considered daylight quality is if you're thinking about a cloudy fall or winter day. If you want high noon in the month of June, fluorescents cannot offer that. - VinceNoir, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2No. it's just that damn Ms. Sakamoto misplacing all the tubes, wires, careful notes and antiquated notions. But damn she's cute!
- samcrut, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2Unless your electricity is from a gas generator, you're mixing your issues.
Electricity is from coal mostly. - Blakechi, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2Cost: $1,000 per sheet
- vintagegeek, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2It's not the neon that is toxic, but the mercury infused glass they use in making neon lights...that....oh, wait...that wasn't a real question, was it?
- etx313, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2Check
- andy314159pi, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2Unfortunately energy futures markets are using the oil demand situation to inflate all fuel commodities.
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