stackyFACTSUnlike the dramatic, shattering death of a traditional bulb, these solid-state diodes prefer a slow, depressing fade into obscurity. LEDs generate light by pushing electrons through a semiconductor, meaning there is no fragile filament to snap—they just get progressively dimmer over decades.
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