andysm Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 The amount of mercury in these new light bulbs is minuscule, there is probably more mercury in your fillings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Well OK then breath in mercury vapour instead, because that is what is inside these low energy lamps! Phew thanks for the warning. I'll steer well clear of being inside these low energy lamps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=5975842&postcount=4 I can't work out if this is a windup or not. If not, I suggest you consider Snook's comment more carefully. It's perfectly valid and you seem to be missing the point. Q. Is the mercury contained within a light bulb more or less than the mercury that would be released into the atmosphere by the extra coal burned to run a conventional light bulb for the life of an energy saving one. Q. Is the potential clumsiness of the end user taken into account when designing lightbulbs? Q. Did you do an IQ test each time you dropped a light bulb ... If not, how have you measured your "bright"ness? Q. What is the "official" safe threshold for mercury exposure if, in fact, there is one? How does this compare with the mercury contained in a lightbulb and the mercury in the atmosphere? I don't know the answer to any of the above but they are all questions I would seek to answer before drawing any conclusions and starting the scare stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 add to this if I currently want to pop into my kitchen at night I turn the light on and have to turn the spotlights on in addition so that I can actually see. By the time my low energy light is on I have left the kitchen, often forgetting to turn it off as I can't tell its on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snook Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=5975842&postcount=4 Well done, you can edit posts. Your point should be that people should dispose if them in the correct manner, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthinus Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 The amount of mercury in these new light bulbs is minuscule, there is probably more mercury in your fillings.It only takes a minuscule amount and they have stopped doing teeth fillings with mercury in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthinus Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Well done, you can edit posts. Your point should be that people should dispose if them in the correct manner, then.That is one point yes. Another point is that they break so easily. Another point is that in wintertime, the energy used by ordinary light bulbs is not wasted but goes to heat your room. Another point, which I have not mentioned yet, is that new LED bulbs are being developed, that give a good warm light and they use less electricity - 6W = 60W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthinus Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 add to this if I currently want to pop into my kitchen at night I turn the light on and have to turn the spotlights on in addition so that I can actually see. By the time my low energy light is on I have left the kitchen, often forgetting to turn it off as I can't tell its onI have noticed that. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthinus Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Phew thanks for the warning. I'll steer well clear of being inside these low energy lamps!They break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Another point is that in wintertime, the energy used by ordinary light bulbs is not wasted but goes to heat your room. Hi, again, Truthinus. Did your PhD tutor mention convection to you at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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