Posted on 07/11/2013 8:06:53 AM PDT by thackney
I have a dear friend who when exposed to the light from CFL bulbs (even indirectly), it triggers photosensitivity seizures... it’s heartbreaking, but the best thing is to simply avoid the trigger. Related... and I have no clue ho2 common this is, but the strobing blue LEDs they use on modern lightbars on cop cars “bother” me... it’s hard to explain... it makes me feel nauseated... I guess like those “puke lights” they came out with to intentionally disorient people.
That’s disinformation.
No hazmat procedures were ever needed to dispose of an incandescent bulb.
Again, how many people do you know who use CFL bulbs dispose of them properly?
Communists love creating environmental disasters because they accrue power ‘solving’ them.
From the Harvard Medical Review:
But all light is not created equal, says the Health Letter. Blue wavelengths—which are beneficial during daylight hours because they boost attention, reaction times, and mood—seem to be the most disruptive at night.
Studies have linked ...light at night to several types of cancer (including breast and prostate cancer), diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
Use dim red lights for nightlights. Red light has the least power to shift circadian rhythm and suppress melatonin.
Avoid looking at brightly lit screens beginning two to three hours before bed.
If you work a night shift or use a lot of electronic devices at night, consider wearing blue-blocking glasses.
Expose yourself to lots of bright light during the day, which will boost your ability to sleep at night, as well as your mood and alertness during daylight.
You are correct! It is disinformation! There’s more mercury and heavy metals in the enviroment around you than is what is contained in the average lightbulb. Fluorescent lamps have been around since the 1930’s, and all of them have been dumping mercury into the enviroment since they’ve worn out, and they’ve been bathing you in UV radiation for just as long. The only difference between fluorescents and LED’s is the source of UV radiation. I look at energy usage from purely an engineering standpoint. If an LED lamp uses 4 watts, and a CFL uses 13 watts, and an incandescent lamp uses 100 watts to produce the same amount of light, which one is going to put the least amount of hurt on your energy budget.
I never met an engineer that didn’t care if his product was going to hurt the customer.
That’s the luddite view. Everything man made that you come into contact with on a daily basis has the ability to kill you, fast or slow. That’s the price to pay for technology. You cannot enjoy technological advancements and totally mitigate the risks involved. Lifespans in the industrialized world prove this out, that despite us introducing more known toxic compounds into the enviroment, we still somehow manage to live longer, with a better quality of life.
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