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China's toxic 'green light bulbs' - 16 Jun 09

Drive-efficient lightbulbs may be better for the environment, but not necessarily good for the people who make them. China is one of the main ...

Why is the government allowing so called green lightbulbs to dominate the market when they contain mercury?

Aug 07, 2008 by Middenraker | Posted in Current Events

Not to divulge that i and a lot of other people suffer migraines from these so called green lightbulbs. Why when these lightbulbs are anything but green are they being forced onto people against their will?

Oh, you haven't even mentioned the hassle of cleaning up breakages.

Where can I find red and green lightbulbs with large bases?

Nov 25, 2007 by pasdeclef | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

I have a 1940's era Christmas tree champion with outlets for the strands of lights, and sockets for large lightbulbs. The sockets are larger than the standard diameter lightbulbs. Does anyone be aware a source, e.g, website, for such lightbulbs?

I undertake you mean you want the larger (standard) size, not the smaller Xmass tree size and not some freakishly munificent size only made in the 40's. Colored standard base bulbs were always available in good aquarium stores. Having said this, most stores wont read too many because they take up valuable wall space. Space is money these days. Try an online aquarium supply company (wwwthatfishplace) or buylightfixtures.com. You may find everything you dreamed of.

How many Green Lightbulbs does it take to stop a hurricane/tornado from smashing your home?

Apr 10, 2008 by the "eggster" | Posted in Physics

This ridiculous is a safety with Physics, "If a tree falls..." conter reasoning to those who invasion there way in front of critical and essential issues like living or dying in a storm, earthquake, etc. If you are at least protective wilful, you, like me, should get a laugh out of this question. If not, then supply me with a hurricane proof home for under $250, 000.00, then sell me your aesthetics.
Because I can do it for you!!

It takes literally three beeswax candles to cancel out my chances of being hit by mother nature.

No wait, I can't do that, because then I am exploiting bees.
Have to keep the PETA folks gratified as well.

My new answer is one earwax candle. That just has a nasty ring to it, but oh well, at least my ears are clean. I am exploiting nobody except myself and the aroma keeps away bugs (and sandal wearing, non bathing people).

Here is a good story.
A few years ago, some promise ol' developer wanted to cut down trees and clear the land for more homes. Well, you know who were out there protesting. Some of them were getting people to set one's hand to a petition to keep the land and trees as it is. Well, they approached my car and asked me to sign their petition.

Oh it was good, I wish I could have filmed it or something. I asked the protester a puzzle first and I got her so confused, she did not know what to say.
I asked "So, you people are holding cardboard signs made from trees by a of the same sort of wood and you want me sign a piece of paper which is also made from trees to help save trees?" "Do I important it with a pencil?"

She was just standing there with that "hit by logic" look and did not know what to say.