GE’s bizarre early attempt at a CFL

Meet the grandfather of the compact fluorescent light. This device from GE is really interesting and ahead of its time, but far too weird to gain widespread acceptance. GE manufactured these adapters to shoehorn the standard circline tube into more everyday applications, and the result is kinda weird. This video’s a quick exploration of this early attempt to bring the energy saving virtues of fluorescent lighting into the domestic arena. You can support this channel on Patreon! Find me here: Thank you to all my current patrons! Tommi Hares, Granger Meador, Jeremy Kitchen, Dane Peterson, Jason Wellband, Shane Belaire, Paul Emmerich, Max Burns, Samuel Hodge, Matthew Rossi, Paul Craigie, Jacob Papenfuss, Rafał Wiosna, Adam D. Ruppe, Audin Malmin, Eric Hansen, Noah McCann, Jason R Scheuren, Rufo Sanchez, Aaron Herbst, Bjørn Vegar Torseth, Yaniv, Stewart Harvath, Kevin Landrigan, Evan Papp, Jason Weathered, Steven First, Howard Longden, Gianluca D’Orazio, Martin Granestrand, Daniel Mann, Harald E. Westlie, Daniel Newton, urbanhusky, Henri Hyyryläinen, James Holmes, Dave Anderson, Neil Hopwood, Duncan Middleton, Aric Vogel, Conor Killeen, Tyler Knott, Slone Fallion, KrzysFR, seagull, Robert Stadtmüller, Thanassis Kountouras, Gorka Alda, Jason Brammer, Sarah Symon, Francis Fisher, Tab Patterson, Philipp Thomasberger, Tjousk, Gustavo Carballeira, SkydiveWeee, Alex Smith, Matthew Giraitis, Ellis M. Eisen, Tyler, Michael Shick, Cubase Academy, Nikolaj Sørensen, Jesper Hansen, John Kesson, Stephen Youndt, cpb, Anonymous49856739245764, Jason Ganiatsas