Save the Earth at what cost?!?

[red930]

Pulled from the story linked below.

 

How much money does it take to screw in a compact fluorescent light bulb? About US$4.28 for the bulb and labour -- unless you break the bulb. Then you, like Brandy Bridges of Ellsworth, Maine, could be looking at a cost of about US$2,004.28, which doesn't include the costs of frayed nerves and risks to health.

 

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financi...84-b62dee548fda

 

I had forgotten that these CFL's contained mercury just like their larger cousings. Kinda scary!

[radodrill]

LOL Greenpeace does it again.

 

I personally don't like the light emitted by fluorescent bulbs; since it hurts my eyes.

 

And with all the mercury that's in the CFLs; who'd want that in their house?

[momoceio]

What about when all these bulbs go to the landfill after they burn out? Even if there is a recycling program it's not like people would use it.

[Anospa]

This is all I have to say:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYFu__Q9ASU

[red930]

And with all the mercury that's in the CFLs; who'd want that in their house?

 

I do. Mercury is cool.

[UncleDavid218]

I do. Mercury is cool.

I love a good New York strip marinated in mercury. MMMMMMMM.

[General Septem]

This is all I have to say:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYFu__Q9ASU

 

LOL :shake: :shake:

 

Protect the environment - or I'll f*king kill you!

 

 

I like the LED technology lately. For ambient lighting I think a few strips of LEDs should work great if you're trying to conserve energy.

 

 

If you want something really cool to do with those fluorescent lamps, though:

 

http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/hamster.htm

 

[radodrill]

http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/hamster.htm

 

 

D'oh

 

Gotta love the crazy ideas people come up with.

[Thraxz]

I like the LED technology lately. For ambient lighting I think a few strips of LEDs should work great if you're trying to conserve energy.

 

Good call here.