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https://www.quora.com/Would-a-120-volt-incandescent-bulb-ope...

The numbers here show a >25% difference for an example bulb.

Also, even ignoring how the cooling starts off at its fastest, with radiation scaled to the fourth power of temperature... incandescent lights switch off in about a tenth of a second. Even if that was completely linear, it would be very visible. Even a 1% flicker would be visible.



Huh, good find. I wish the poster had some sources, especially for that initial temperature graph, but there's no reason to doubt it. Thanks for the research.




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