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The modern "bulb" in a 150-year-old lighthouse. (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 4 months ago by Blaze@reddthat.com to c/interestingasfuck@lemm.ee

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Technical details: https://www.sealite.com/lighthouse-led-lights/

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[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 58 points 4 months ago

That's the difference between making a light that can be seen over a large area vs lights to brightly illuminate a large area. Lighthouses only need to be seen not illuminate the sea.

But yeah, I would have guessed it to be higher as well.

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