Bill to make incandescent light bulbs illegal

[dead0man]

Of course everybody should use CFLs.  Only a fool (or somebody that uses a dimmer light) would buy a regular old bulb in 2007.  Why the hell do we need to legislate it? 

When will people on BOTH sides of the political spectrum realize you shouldn't use the govt as a giant hammer to get your way?  Your way may be right or it may be wrong, but why do so many people feel they need to force their way on everybody else?

[dead0man]

But there are still uses for incandescent bulbs.  This is like banning horses because the car is faster and more efficient.  Of course it is, but there are still uses for horses just like there are still uses for incandescent bulbs.  Will Global Warming suddenly stop being harped on by Al Gore and the other nuts if everybody in America stops buying incandescents?  (if it will, I'd be all for the ban!)

[dead0man]

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.

Correct.  And nobody (under normal conditions) will be spending prolonged activity around broken bulbs.

[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