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The Light Bulb Conspiracy

2010 1h 15m Documentary List
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Cosima Dannoritzer investigates companies who engineer their products to fail as part of planned obsolescence.

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Audience Member Much of the movie is very good. But about central title theme, about light bulb life, well, they fell for an internet hoax. There is a solid excellent reason that bulbs are "designed" to burn out after only 1000 hours. It is easy but stupid and illegal and immoral to make a very long life bulb because of the extremely high energy usage. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The film that disproves that thought that "Planned Obsolescence" is nothing more than an urban myth. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A good documentary about planned obsolescence. Recommended. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Rather interesting that an Edison-time bulb continued to live until now. Generally, the film is supposed to be about consumer society and what fuels it, but too few facts had been gathers to prove the conspiracy theory of the author. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member http://dl.btjunkie.org/torrent/Pyramids-of-Waste-AKA-The-Light-Bulb-Conspiracy-2010-WEBRip-sl/4358ac4dda3e888c147ac315b3e4db53b2215e3147c3/download.torrent Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A documentary about the fact that many products could have a much longer lifetime, but the engineers are forced to design them in order that they get broken before, and then consumers have to buy another one. This so called "programmed obsolescence" is the basis in which our economy is developed, but, what happens with environment? And common sense? The story starts with a light bulb in the United States which has been providing light since 1901, and continues now: why our light bulbs, then, only last for 1000 hours? A must-see documentary. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Cosima Dannoritzer investigates companies who engineer their products to fail as part of planned obsolescence.
Director
Cosima Dannoritzer
Screenwriter
Cosima Dannoritzer
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 15m