At 02:26 AM 5/7/2002, David Beierl wrote:

>>[Brightest.]
>>SilverStar shines with a luminance up to 20% greater than other halogens.
>
>Lessee, $20 is "up to" 20% brighter than $5.  Well, that's the law of
>diminishing returns.  However, I believe the legal definition of "up to

I just noticed another possible weasel here -- luminance is brightness per
unit area, so if they make the filament smaller they could have greater
luminance and still put out the same amount of light -- or less for that
matter.  Are they using big words to be impressive, or are they being
sneaky?  Only The Shadow knows...

david

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