The Dark Secret of Light Bulbs | The Phoebus Cartel & Planned Obsolescence - video Dailymotion

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Is it truly impossible to build a light bulb that lasts for decades? Over 100 years ago, engineers already knew how to make them last 2,500 hours or more. In Geneva (1924), the heads of the world's leading light bulb manufacturers secretly formed the Phoebus Cartel. Their problem? Their light bulbs were simply too good, and an item that never breaks is an item no customer buys twice. Together, they imposed a strict rule: no light bulb could last longer than 1,000 hours. Engineers were redirected from improving bulbs to ensuring they burned out on schedule. Sales multiplied, profits surged, and planned obsolescence became a hidden norm in modern industry. Learn to see past manufactured standards and understand how corporate monopolies shape consumer habits. Follow the channel for more untold history, psychology, and hidden industry secrets.   #PlannedObsolescence #PhoebusCartel #UntoldHistory #DarkMarketing #BusinessSecrets #Psychology #ConsumerAwareness #EngineeringFacts #HistoryDaily #DailyMotion #Shorts #Trending

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00:00Is it really impossible to make a bulb that doesn't die after a few months?

00:05They made one over a hundred years ago.

00:08They just made it disappear.

00:10And why the hell would they make it disappear?

00:13You really can't figure it out yourself?

00:16Watch this, little pig.

00:22Geneva, 1924.

00:23The heads of the world's biggest bulb makers gather in secret.

00:27Officially, fierce rivals.

00:28Twenty years of open price war.

00:30That night, one table.

00:32The problem?

00:33Their bulbs are too good.

00:35A standard one.

00:36A standard lasts 2,500 hours.

00:38And a thing that never breaks is a thing no one buys twice.

00:42So the Phoebus cartel is born.

00:44A secret pact to cripple the bulbs.

00:47The new rule.

00:48No bulb may outlive a thousand hours.

00:51Engineers stop making the bulb better.

00:53Now they're paid to make it die.

00:56It works.

00:57Bulbs burn out on schedule.

00:59Sales double.

01:00And no one notices for decades.

01:04My eyes!

01:05I can't see!

01:06Relax.

01:07Your bulb just burned out.

01:09You've been blind this whole time.

01:11Or, go quiet.

01:12Watch.

01:13Learn.

01:14Subscribe.

01:14And evolve quietly.

01:15And evolve quietly.

01:16Until you're the wolf.

01:17Then you're the most

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The Dark Secret of Light Bulbs | The Phoebus Cartel & Planned Obsolescence

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