Damn, the whale oil people must have devastated when gas came along.
ballimi on
I’m sure there’s a great comparison to be made with horses, petrol cars and EVs, but I’m lazy
5point806g on
Very interesting. For completeness, kerosene = paraffin in the UK ie I remember talk of paraffin lamps etc. The premium version latterly (mainly for heating) was Esso Blue.
marmarama on
This would be more interesting if it was based on the light-generating technology involved rather than just the energy source. So, for gas, split it into naked flame vs. gas mantle. For electricity, arc lamp vs incandescent bulb vs gas discharge (e.g. “fluorescent”, sodium discharge) vs LED.
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Damn, the whale oil people must have devastated when gas came along.
I’m sure there’s a great comparison to be made with horses, petrol cars and EVs, but I’m lazy
Very interesting. For completeness, kerosene = paraffin in the UK ie I remember talk of paraffin lamps etc. The premium version latterly (mainly for heating) was Esso Blue.
This would be more interesting if it was based on the light-generating technology involved rather than just the energy source. So, for gas, split it into naked flame vs. gas mantle. For electricity, arc lamp vs incandescent bulb vs gas discharge (e.g. “fluorescent”, sodium discharge) vs LED.