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VIDEO: Battle of the Bulbs: The Clean Up
MRC TV (Media Research Center TV) ^ | 7/25/2011 | Joe S.

Posted on 07/25/2011 1:41:02 PM PDT by blog.Eyeblast.tv

After returning from our day of asking Capitol Hill tourists about the government mandated phase out of incandescent light bulbs that begins in 2012, we got a first hand lesson in how the government expects Americans to handle the impending switch.

As Dan Joseph got out of the car in the MRC garage, he dropped the CFL used as a visual aid during the shoot. CFL's contain Mercury which can be dangerous to humans is they are exposed to it. One might think that taking specific safety measures when disposing of broken light bulb is a bit alarmist, but as it turns out the very same government that is mandating the sale of the CFL also has endorsed a long series of steps that need to be taken to ensure that your family survives in case an individual breaks one of the bulbs.

After receiving no response from light bulb disposal experts at the EPA, Dan took it upon himself to follow the government guidelines to the best of his ability and save MRC from impending catastrophe.

(Excerpt) Read more at mrctv.org ...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: environment; lightbulbs

1 posted on 07/25/2011 1:41:06 PM PDT by blog.Eyeblast.tv
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

Mine are going directly into the trash.


2 posted on 07/25/2011 1:43:10 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

LOL I remember playing with mercury from a busted thermometer as a kid.

I guess that’s what caused me to be like this.....


3 posted on 07/25/2011 1:43:18 PM PDT by nascarnation
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Mercury never bothered me. In fact booblebobbled asdie a;lskdjfqewpr na&*@UPI$UIR


4 posted on 07/25/2011 1:45:41 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

Who owns these new mercury bulbs?


5 posted on 07/25/2011 1:48:52 PM PDT by bronxville (Sarah will be the first American female president.)
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Each of my adult kids have a houseful of them.

Obviously I’ve been a poor parent.....


6 posted on 07/25/2011 1:52:15 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv

TV and radio advertising will really jump when the CFL bulb attorneys get into practice.


7 posted on 07/25/2011 3:14:11 PM PDT by Mark (Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire..)
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8 posted on 07/25/2011 3:29:16 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: nascarnation
Blackstone the Magic Detective -- listen to the "The Devil's Cauldron" show (start at 6:00), where the trick was putting a hand and arm right into molten metal! Yep, Hg.
9 posted on 07/25/2011 3:47:28 PM PDT by Cboldt
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