• tiramichu@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    You’re right to be fair, a lot of them do retain that shape for purely aesthetic reasons, but it’s not a functional part of the light source any longer.

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      9 months ago

      It’s functional in so far that it does protect the LED elements and makes the device better to handle.

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        9 months ago

        And sometimes acts as a diffuser for the light too, yeah. Just isn’t required for illumination purposes directly.