Incandescent light bulbs could last a century, like this one. Why don’t they? Here’s an actual 20th century corporate conspiracy, the Phoebus Cartel. a Veritasium video.
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This week marks the 50th Anniversary of a, um, highlight of Sixties psychedelic paraphernalia, the Lava Lamp. Created by inventor, RAF pilot, and nudist Edward Craven-Walker (1918 – 2000), the glowing glass of goop was first brought to market in the UK as the Mathmos Astro Lamp in 1963. In Sixties America, no dorm room or hippie crashpad was home without a Lava Lamp. Just ask your groovy grandma, youngster.
Q: What’s full of empty calories, packed in disposable plastic, saves energy, helps Earth’s ecology, and improves the lives of the world’s poor?
A. Coca-Cola in 1.5 liter plastic bottles.
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