energy saving bulb ...the dark side

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:59 am

they also dont work with dimmer switches

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:19 pm

jimbo;1089132 wrote: normal lightbulbs are to be banned in 2012

a new much more energy efficient bulb is to be used instead

yaaaay i hear you cry but not quite

for the spent new bulbs contain Mercury and are not only a health hazard if smashed but must be taken to a special recycling place and put in a special container

and so if you don't live near the dump how are you gonna get it there ????

i'll tell you how by getting in your car and driving there using a hundred more times the energy that the old bulb would of used thats blinking how:-5:-5:-5

you really cant make these things up can you :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Sounds like a good plan to me. It's all about waste isn't it?:-3:-3

:wah:

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:34 pm

I don't really care for the new bulbs myself so am buying up the old ones in cases:wah:

Post by **spot** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:11 pm

There's two types of replacement for low efficiency incandescents. The compact fluorescents which have the problems you mention are a stop-gap. Within ten years they'll be replaced in turn by higher-efficiency LED lighting, your dimmer will be able to tune every colour of the rainbow as well as brightness and there'll finally be no bloody flicker. Not before time - light bulbs have been flickering ever since AC mains electricity was invented, the fluorescents just made it rather more blatant.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:33 pm

I've heard this too. I'm not sure if they'll do it here in the States, but I don't want mercury to get into my house...it is a health hazard.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:48 pm

jimbo;1089257 wrote: i thought he died of aids

i saw bryan may on tv the other night he looked fine

i wonder what the rest of queen are up to

Oh no! Do you think Freddie is hiding in the bulbs just waiting for the chance to give us aids?

My BIL has aids and is really starting to go downhill. He acts just like a girl and I don't like him very much. He perfectly matches the stereotype of gays.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:55 pm

In 2012, we may not have electricity.........let alone light bulbs.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:03 pm

along-for-the-ride;1089267 wrote: In 2012, we may not have electricity.........let alone light bulbs.

I didn't even think of that AFTR...that would suck big time.

laneybug · Post by **laneybug** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:52 pm

Yeah, isn't that when the Mayans or whoever predicted the end of civilization as we know it? 12/12/2012, right?

Not sure how I feel about that one. Apparently their calendar was able to predict tons of stuff accurately.

Not so specific, I know. Wouldn't History Channel loooovve to hire me.

Post by **spot** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:40 pm

laneybug;1089368 wrote: Yeah, isn't that when the Mayans or whoever predicted the end of civilization as we know it? 12/12/2012, right?

Not sure how I feel about that one. Apparently their calendar was able to predict tons of stuff accurately. What sort of information did it make available? This calendar?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:38 am

Can't remember the last time I had a bulb 'blow' so won't be making that journey to the tip too often hopefully. I'm sure that there's a bigger problem with batteries.........imagine how many of them get thrown in the waste........

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:30 am

I'd heard of that a while ago. We have a few that we received free from the grocery store but we haven't used them.

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:59 am

Jimbo, how did you manage to miss Minamata?

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:35 am

laneybug;1089368 wrote: Yeah, isn't that when the Mayans or whoever predicted the end of civilization as we know it? 12/12/2012, right?

Not sure how I feel about that one. Apparently their calendar was able to predict tons of stuff accurately.

Not so specific, I know. Wouldn't History Channel loooovve to hire me.

I think this was on the History Channel...interesting, but not specific enough to rely on.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:40 am

spot;1089385 wrote: What sort of information did it make available? This calendar?

It came with all sorts of predictions. It was on the History Channel I believe, I saw it too, but it's been awhile and I try not to retain info like that for too long. :wah: They also said this calendar was more accurate than anything we have today. I do remember the prediction of the end of the Earth as we know it too, but don't recall any of the others.

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:56 am

shelbell;1089667 wrote: It came with all sorts of predictions. It was on the History Channel I believe, I saw it too, but it's been awhile and I try not to retain info like that for too long. :wah: They also said this calendar was more accurate than anything we have today. I do remember the prediction of the end of the Earth as we know it too, but don't recall any of the others.

I'm not sure what accuracy of a calendar means. What's an accurate calendar? You can't just mean counting time, we can predict the time of the start of a lunar eclipse a million years from now[1] to the nearest minute and feel confident it will turn out right. I don't think the Mayans ever thought of measuring something so small as a minute.

I didn't ask what information it had, just what sort of information it had. What categories. Types of information. Are we talking Nostradamus-like foreknowledge of world events? Weather predictions? An awareness of future eclipses?

[1] That's a slightly circular comment, because the year's defined nowadays by where the Earth and Sun are each year and the calendar gets adjusted by leap seconds to keep them in step so being right isn't quite as clever as it looks - we cheat.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:10 am

spot;1089676 wrote: I'm not sure what accuracy of a calendar means. What's an accurate calendar? You can't just mean counting time, we can predict the time of the start of a lunar eclipse a million years from now[1] to the nearest minute and feel confident it will turn out right. I don't think the Mayans ever thought of measuring something so small as a minute.

I didn't ask what information it had, just what sort of information it had. What categories. Types of information. Are we talking Nostradamus-like foreknowledge of world events? Weather predictions? An awareness of future eclipses?

[1] That's a slightly circular comment, because the year's defined nowadays by where the Earth and Sun are each year and the calendar gets adjusted by leap seconds to keep them in step so being right isn't quite as clever as it looks - we cheat.

Now spot, didn't I tell you I didn't retain a lot of info? :yh_rotfl Maybe it is a time piece/calendar....It prodicted weather events, lunar stuff and a bunch of stuff like that. That's about the extent of my knowledge on it. Now quit getting all technical on me...it's too close to Christmas for that! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:33 am

shelbell;1089688 wrote: Now spot, didn't I tell you I didn't retain a lot of info? :yh_rotfl Maybe it is a time piece/calendar....It prodicted weather events, lunar stuff and a bunch of stuff like that. That's about the extent of my knowledge on it. Now quit getting all technical on me...it's too close to Christmas for that! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

You FORGOT??? Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:39 am

spot;1089704 wrote: You FORGOT??? Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

Hey, what can I say? It's a blonde thing...and an old lady thing.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:55 am

jimbo;1089721 wrote: spots rendition of ten green bottles went down really well at the last fg meet up it went something like this

:)

ten cylindrical shaped container vessels suspended vertically from a brick and mortar perimeter boundary containing structure

and if a solitary container fell due to a totally predictable out come of its suspending horse hair rubbing interwoven rope rubbing on said brick parameter ,there would be 9.75 green containing vessels as the chances of a complete vessel smashing would be minuscule :yh_rotfl

Although I have no idea of what you're talking about, it still sounds funny! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:35 am

shelbell;1089730 wrote: Although I have no idea of what you're talking about, it still sounds funny! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Shelbell, I think you speak for most of here. We read Jimbletoe's posts so we can know what it's like to be bewildered.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:41 am

OpenMind;1089779 wrote: Shelbell, I think you speak for most of here. We read Jimbletoe's posts so we can know what it's like to be bewildered.

Unfortunately, i usually understand Jimbutts posts, it's spots that really confuse me. :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:45 am

shelbell;1089787 wrote: Unfortunately, i usually understand Jimbutts posts, it's spots that really confuse me. :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

If you find it unfortunate that you understand Jimbletoe's posts, try crossing your eyes and bending your neck to one side while reading.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:51 am

OpenMind;1089794 wrote: If you find it unfortunate that you understand Jimbletoe's posts, try crossing your eyes and bending your neck to one side while reading.

Good idea!! I already do that when I see his picture!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:58 am

shelbell;1089802 wrote: Good idea!! I already do that when I see his picture!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Clearly, you're as daft as I am.:-3

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:03 am

OpenMind;1089815 wrote: Clearly, you're as daft as I am.:-3

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

:yh_bigsmi:yh_bigsmi:yh_bigsmi