Depends:
If the circuit is using direct current, you're correct.
If alternating current is used, They are correct that it takes more energy, but for the wrong reason.
It has to do with just how many Joules/coulomb you can squeeze out of a modern-day battery source.
Hope that helps.

>>7771652
Btw most cars today are extremely efficient at start up. If you are stuck in traffic with low gas it is usually better to turn the car off at stops.

You are right and they are wrong. They are probably confused because they heard that will wear out the bulb faster (which is true), but it won't use more energy.

You can see that's the case even without a current meter. If switching it on used more energy, that energy would still have to go somewhere, ie light or heat. It doesn't create a bright flash of light, so that leaves heat. Does the bulb heat up instantly in a flash, burning your hand if you are touching the bulb when it turns on? No, it starts out cool and takes several seconds to warm up.

>>7771573
>single click to light it needs more energy
In principle, yes, but only for a fraction of a second. The reason is that the initial current is much higher than the nominal current which produces I^2R losses in the wiring. The initial power of a 230V/100W lightbulb is about 1.5kW. That's why they light up so fast and always blow at switch-on.

>>7771573
>A lightbulb
>in the 21st century
fgt pls

>>7771573
Depends how often you switched it. Mythbusters did a project on this

>>7775182
>science
>mythbusters
choose one