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According to this thread, flicker flame bulbs are neon glow bulbs. Consequently, they do not generate light through incandescence.

However, I have also seen bulbs marketed as flicker flame incandescent bulbs, such as here. What's going on?

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    I think "incandescent" is used in the marketing sense, rather than the physics sense. – Ken Shirriff Dec 28 '16 at 05:23
  • This site says it's a neon bulb:- http://www.donsbulbs.com/cgi-bin/r/b.pl/03757.html – Bruce Abbott Dec 28 '16 at 05:26
  • There is an incandescent flicker bulb with a long filament positioned above a small permanent magnet. The ac causes the filament to oscillate back & forth in the magnetic field, like a flickering candle. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/2e/11/f0/2e11f0acd8221effa2d412fdadac946e.jpg As a side note "Aerolux" bulbs are gas discharge bulbs that produce light very efficiently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerolux_Light_Corporation – Optionparty Dec 28 '16 at 16:30

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This is an error in home depot or the vendors information, that's all. That bulb is a typical neon based flicker specialty bulb.

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