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Sign of the Times by Marz on 13 Jun, 2008 12:20
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I dont know if this is considered too political, I thought it was funny yet slightly alarming...
Not trying to start any debates but I thought this was interesting and wanted to share.
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#1 by IRDSM on 13 Jun, 2008 12:53
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This guy doesn't understand what he is talking about, I'm afraid. This is along the same lines as whether or not congress has the right to set pollution standards for factories and such. Some things are just *not* possible to maintain, and the incandescent lightbulb is one of those things. Incandescents use tungsten filaments, and tungsten can stand very high temperatures for longer times than other filament materials. There is over a meter of tungsten in every light bulb, because they coil the filament, and then coil the coil. There are estimates that at this rate of tungsten consumption the world supply could run out by 2012 at worst, more likely 2020-s. Still the very fact that we are almost out of an element is kind of scary. Also, incandescents are not energy efficient in the least.
CF lightbulbs use hardly any mercury these days, and are pretty safe. They last a long time and provide good light. IMO LED lights are the way to go, but CF is better than incandescents.
And I don't think this is highly political as long as we focus on the lightbulbs, inconveniences, etc. and not on the governments right to control them.
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#2 by Sgt. Pate on 13 Jun, 2008 13:39
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I'm afraid the whole subject leaves me in the dark!
(I don't like those CF lights!)
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#3 by MagmaBabe on 14 Jun, 2008 10:41
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I dunno about you lot, but I think that guy needs to 'lighten' up a little
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#4 by SLYinKC on 15 Jun, 2008 20:52
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It's kinda scary that everyday we seem to lose a few more of our rights and freedoms.
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#5 by bulls_fan on 15 Jun, 2008 21:29
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I dunno about you lot, but I think that guy needs to 'lighten' up a little
Hilarious! Corny jokes are the best.