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Comment Re:Commercial use (Score 1) 468

Actually, the Luxim bulbs are roughly the same efficiency as high pressure sodium lamps (the yellow-tinged ones that are often used for streetlights.)

Actually, Low Pressure Sodium lamps are often used for streetlights. Just a nitpick, I know you didn't write that, but I think it's just terrible to mix good facts with wrong ones - indeed, both HPS and LPS have a yellow tinge to it, LPS lamps being practically monochromatic, unlike HPS. Also, for the GP poster,let me add that 140 lum/W is not "insanely" high, just pretty good by today's standards.

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