Why do LED bulbs still burn out very frequently, aren’t they going to last over 10 years?

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Top stories for Long   Why do LED bulbs still burn out very frequently, aren't they going to last over 10 years? Axel Wansart, University Professor at Universidad ORT Uruguay (1998-present) • Answered July 23 We started a lighting consultancy over 30 years ago, and had plenty of light sources to choose from, depending on our needs. Incandescent and halogen lamps were used in home... Read more » 1.8K 311   What are some perfect math tricks to embarrass your mathematics teacher? Michael Glenister, B.Sc. Biology & Mathematics, The University of British Columbia (1989) • Answered April 28, 2018 When you are taught how to convert a repeating decimal into a fraction, ask your teacher to demonstrate the technique with 0.9999… Now with a repeating decimal like 0.4444….... Read more » 133 36   If Otto Von Bismarck was brought back to life, what would he think of modern Germany? Lonely Cantonese Sith Lord, diagnosed with sociophobia • Answered August 6 "What…where am I?" "You are in Berlin, Herr Bismarck. Welcome to the 21st century." "How strange…tell me, what is the latest situation in Europe?" "The men of Russia and Ukrai... Read more » 2.2K 127   How much have you saved by the age of 31? Shalini, Embedded system engineer • Answered April 7 I am 38 . If you mean how much I have in bank account then it's very less. 10 lakhs. Epf I have nearly 40lakhs. Mutual funds i have 30 lakhs.... Read more » 136 19   I'm 19 years old and my mom disapproves me from staying out late. Does she still have the right to do that? I keep telling her that I'm a grown up and not a kid but she won't listen to me. Because of that, I literally hate her so much! Eileen Wood, Virtual Assistant and Notary Public (2005-present) • Answered October 2, 2023 I'm 19 years old and my mom disapproves me from staying out late. Does she still have the right to do that? I keep telling her that I'm a grown up and not a kid but she won... Read more » 2.7K 20   My husband died before his greedy family finalized his mother's probate. Am I entitled to his share? Kevin Mann, Trustee and Executor (1986-present) • Answered July 30 Just to be completely clear about the order of events that we are discussing: a) Mother-in-law dies and husband is a beneficiary of the estate b) Husband dies (let's say 5 mo... Read more » 2.5K 151   Why do most Indiana Jones fans not like Temple of Doom? Francis, Watcher with interest in storytelling and effects • Answered August 21 Temple of Doom is a great action adventure movie with impeccable pacing and is arguably among the top five action-adventure movies of all time. Unfortunately it is a flawed... Read more » 1K 134   Why don't we build things out of boron, or chromium? Boron has a hardness of 9.5, second only to diamond. Chromium has 8.5, but we only use it in refrigerators, while we use weak titanium (7) for bank vaults. Mike Miller, Masters Materials Science and Engineering • Updated April 11, 2019 Why don't we build things out of boron, or chromium? Boron has a hardness of 9.5, second only to diamond. Chromium has 8.5, but we only use it in refrigerators, while we us... Read more » 2.9K 70   I am 45, and I want to apply for a PhD degree. Is it okay and possible to do it? Am I too old for this? John Sahr, former Professor at University of Washington (1991-2020) • Answered August 13 (a) Yes, it's too late. (b) No, it's never too late. Regarding (a) "the system" of grad school is designed to import 22 year olds and spit them out 6–7 years later with PhDs... Read more » 1K 135   Why was Python written in C instead of C++? Jussi Wallinheimo, knows Finnish • Answered July 8 Most of "coders" don't understand what happens under the hood of their code. C is a language that won't follow the rules, C is the language you write the rules in. That is q... Read more » 324 39   If socialism doesn't work, how come there are no (visible) homeless people in Norway and Denmark, whereas every major city in the US seems to have thousands of homeless people? Why is the US government unable to solve the problem? Aaron Brown, Columnist at Wilmott Magazine (1999-present) • Answered July 8, 2024 I am reminded of a classic story: A Scandinavian economist once said to Milton Friedman, 'In Scandinavia, we have no poverty'. Milton Friedman replied, 'That's interesting, ... Read more » 3.7K 966   What are your favorite lawyer jokes? Asked in Jokes, Humour & Funny stories 🤣😹🙈😆 • Answered by L. Toth • August 26 I heard this one years ago… It's still my favorite. Mr. Jones calls his lawyer, Mr. Smyth's office, and Miss Perkins, Mr. Smyth's secretary, answers the phone. "Good morning,... Read more » 920 40 Read more in your feed

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