"Are you all really that stupid?"
One less environment polluting structure on Mother Gaia.
Ka-ching!
Yeah, but it generated a lot of heat - for a while. It also helped get rid of excess housing stock!
I’ve had at least two sputter and spark before burning out LONG BEFORE the life stated on the package.
Congress mandates people buy light bulbs with mercury in them. Some intrepid Congressman better introduce an incontestable bill to freeze the salary of Congress near the poverty level.
We’d save ourselves a lot of pain and money if we didn’t have to use these things.
Forget the fire, What about the MERCURY!!!
OMG!
"Are you all really that stupid?"
“A CFL on the ceiling burst, said Gerych, and gas inside the CFL bulb helped start the fire. He added exploding CFLs are rare.”
And how would he know that it’s “rare”?
AND dumped super-toxic mercury into the air as the bulb exploded, starting the fire!
I am stocking up on regular old fashioned light bulbs.
Stock up on the incandescent bulbs at the dollar store, 4 for a buck, while they are still available.
I’ve got CFL’s throughout my house, but I didn’t do it because it’s better for the environment (it’s not) or because Big Brother told me to. I did it to save money on my utility bill. Buy the right ones (I buy GE only) and they seem to last quite a long time, have a nice color and use a lot less electricity. I have never had one spark or blow up.
Whether you choose CFL’s or not should be up to you, not the government.
I have used compact fluorescent light bulbs for years with no problem.
A CFL on the ceiling burst, said Gerych, and gas inside the CFL bulb helped start the fire.Huh?
A fluorescent lamp tube is filled with a gas containing low pressure mercury vapor and argon, xenon, neon, or krypton.Wikipedia article
Argon, xenon, neon, and krypton are all inert gases. They aren't flammable.
Made in China. May Repubs repeal, repeal. . .(not holding my breath, mind you. . .
Wow, a story out of Hornell makes news on FreeRepublic!
Exploding CFL’s are NOT rare.
Have been reading about this problem on the internet for over 5 years.
I wonder if an exploding bulb is as rare as the 10 deaths in 10 years of drop side cribs? I am willing to bet that it is a much higher incidence of this happening than 1 a year.
What’s the carbon footprint of a house fire?