Bill to make incandescent light bulbs illegal

[David S]

True, but even short-term contact is unhealthy

Not terribly.  A brief exposure to a small amount of mercury isn't going to hurt much.  If you ensure that no further exposure occurs, your body is perfectly capable of purging itself of the mercury it absorbed.

When I was  a kid a friend of mine had a small bottle filled with mercury. We used to play with the stuff. We would pour it out of the bottle and push it around with out fingers. It hasn't hurt me any... well aside from that third eye. (Just kidding.)   I don't think it has caused any harm.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

True, but even short-term contact is unhealthy

Not terribly.  A brief exposure to a small amount of mercury isn't going to hurt much.  If you ensure that no further exposure occurs, your body is perfectly capable of purging itself of the mercury it absorbed.

When I was  a kid a friend of mine had a small bottle filled with mercury. We used to play with the stuff. We would pour it out of the bottle and push it around with out fingers. It hasn't hurt me any... well aside from that third eye. (Just kidding.)   I don't think it has caused any harm.

Yes it has harmed you.  How else do you explain being a libertarian?

[dead0man]

Regular bulbs are easier on the eyes, which is why I use them indoors (another reason to keep them).

They aren't.

Sorry Lewis, but MODU is correct.

While flourescent lighting is generally more "energy efficent" than incandescent, it does have a problem with the "flicker," which has been demostrated to cause eye problems and migraines.

Except CFL's don't "flicker".  From hereQuote

[MODU]

Regular bulbs are easier on the eyes, which is why I use them indoors (another reason to keep them).

They aren't.

Sorry Lewis, but MODU is correct.

While flourescent lighting is generally more "energy efficent" than incandescent, it does have a problem with the "flicker," which has been demostrated to cause eye problems and migraines.

Except CFL's don't "flicker".  From hereQuote

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[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Plus, I don't think I've seen a three-way CFL come on the market yet.  It's either "all" or "nothing," which really is a negative.

I have a three-way CFL right in the room I'm working in.  What you won't see is a CFL that works with a dimmer switch for the same reason as ordinary fluorescents.

[MODU]

Plus, I don't think I've seen a three-way CFL come on the market yet.  It's either "all" or "nothing," which really is a negative.

I have a three-way CFL right in the room I'm working in.  What you won't see is a CFL that works with a dimmer switch for the same reason as ordinary fluorescents.

Thanks Ernest.  I'll have to keep an eye out for one and see how it looks.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Thanks Ernest.  I'll have to keep an eye out for one and see how it looks.

The one I have has a single coil like a regular CFL, but a much fatter base than a regular CFL.  It also was more expensive, but then so are incandescent 3-ways.  I'm guessing they have two or three ballasts instead of the usual one.  (Depending on whether it is feasible to use two ballasts in the same tube at the same time.)

[CARLHAYDEN]

Regular bulbs are easier on the eyes, which is why I use them indoors (another reason to keep them).

They aren't.

Sorry Lewis, but MODU is correct.

While flourescent lighting is generally more "energy efficent" than incandescent, it does have a problem with the "flicker," which has been demostrated to cause eye problems and migraines.

Except CFL's don't "flicker".  From hereQuote

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[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Oh - come on - my parents played with mercury when thermometers broke all the time.  As long as you don't eat it - you'll be fine.  It's just another ploy by the trial lawyers - 1 out of  a few thousand people has a bad effect because of it, and people go all panicky.

Actually, if it's liquid mercury, eating it isn't liable to do anything.  It's such a heavy element that it'll just go right through your digestive system.

The problem comes from mercury fumes.  Mercury located out in the open air is liable to vaporize, and gaseous mercury is quite toxic.  An exposure to a large amount of it or a prolonged exposure to a small amount of it can cause serious neurological damage.

And that's why I only passed the chemistry CLEP test by 1 point (although I did good in advanced chem).

I don't think this stuff would be on a chemistry test in school.

Gabu, I got a 51 - there were a lot of things I didn't think would be on that test (but it's out of like 85, not 100).