In August 2023, the Biden administration finalized a ban on incandescent bulbs. As of the end of 2023, selling these bulbs in the United States became illegal, with fines as high as $542 per bulb.

I put these questions to the test. Join me after the break for some background on the light bulb cartel from the days of incandescent bulbs (not a joke, a cartel controlled the life of your bulbs ...

Of course, that means that incandescent light bulbs are more efficient at producing heat, and as the days get shorter, and the nights get colder, somewhere, someone who took the leap to LED ...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes place in Japan circa 1579, near the end of what is known as the Sengoku period — 300 years ...

They've had a good long run, 134 years, but come January most screw-in incandescent lightbulbs will have been phased out because they use too much energy. There's no need to hoard bulbs.