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CANDLE LIGHT BULB: Die Electric Candull

Just because your lamp requires lightbulbs doesn’t mean a candle won’t do the job just as well! Our last installment of the Die Electric collection is the cheeky and low-tech Candull candle-light, which replaces the common energy-sapping bulb with a low-tech yet equally functional candle. The candle is even adapted with a screw-base to fit directly into your desk lamp. Like the rest of Scott Amron’s Die Electric creations, Candull takes a wryly clever approach to energy efficiency, removing the energy entirely and replacing it with a dash of wit.

$56 from Die Electric

+ Candull

+ Off light switch

7 Responses to “CANDLE LIGHT BULB: Die Electric Candull”

Tim Says:

October 1st, 2007 at 3:54 pm

Out of curiosity, anyone know how much energy it takes to make a candle?

Dan Says:

October 1st, 2007 at 7:41 pm

Wow… does this company have nothing better to do than create more unnecessary novelty products? This is a waste of wax and wick. Do they have a candle to replace my refrigerator bulb?

Jake Says:

October 2nd, 2007 at 4:59 am

Although of course candles are a thousand times less efficient at creating light than an ordinary bulb. Nice visual gag though.

Chris Says:

October 2nd, 2007 at 3:19 pm

My back-of-the-envelope calculation says there’s about a kilowatt hour of energy in a 100g candle (assuming 42kilojoules per gram – thanks google). That’s enough to run a 100watt lightbulb for 10 hours…