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    Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU

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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    @freelunch: first off -- there is no such thing as a free lunch. nextly -- your alarm turns on your light? whaaaaa
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    Image of GeneralGozz GeneralGozz
    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    It is just a matter of time before someone who is in need of a real condom takes one off his bedroom lamp.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/23/09

    @GeneralGozz: Yeah, right after turning it off.


    "EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyow...!"

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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    this is worse than the US banning full size bulbs in ceiling fan light fixtures. i have to use those cutsie 25w POS bulbs that don't light a room for shizpoo and then i have to bring in another lamp. yeah, really saving money there jerks.


    lampshade: is it on?
    bulb: awww c'mon. don't make me.

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    Image of IphtashuFitz IphtashuFitz
    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    I've had a couple CFL's burn out on me within days of installing them. Not very good for something that's supposed to last a really long time. And then the whole disposal issue is a real pain in the backside...
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    04/23/09

    @IphtashuFitz: Really? How far away is the Home Depot from your house?
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    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    I'd buy this if only to prevent bulbs shattering. Safety bulbs with a coating to catch any breaks are expensive, and this could be re-usable. For things like trouble lights, where some sweat can explode the bulb, and there almost always being a chance of dropping, these would be perfect.
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    04/23/09

    @Illiterate?EmailMeForHelp_GitEmSteveDave: I was actually thinking that this would result in *more* broken bulbs when people tried to get this onto the bulb...
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/23/09

    @pagan_god: Bulbs are not that fragile. They should slip onto regular clear bulbs just fine.
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    04/23/09

    @pagan_god: I once watched a Public Television Science Show where the host tried to break a lightbulb to show the filament. He placed it in an manila envelope and hit it with a hammer. After the 4th try, he finally did it. And he was hitting it with a 16oz hammer. They are pretty strong when cold. They are less so when warm/hot.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/23/09

    @When'sUranusDay?_GitEmSteveDave: Reusable condoms, you say? Now that's a business idea that I can relate to.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    04/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Except where they meet the socket metal and snap off forcing you to get out pliers, a broom, and a few other things to unscrew the damn thing.
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    Image of UlbrechtHawk UlbrechtHawk
    04/23/09

    Just use a piece of potato... Jam it into the bulb remnants and twist...
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/23/09

    @UlbrechtHawk: No need to worry about electric chock if the lamp is plugged in/on, as the potato will shield you (tee hee)
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    04/24/09

    @Illiterate?EmailMeForHelp_GitEmSteveDave:
    If it took four tries, it was because he was trying to _not_ destroy the filament, not because the bulb was shrugging off the hammer blows like they were being administered by a feather duster. Yes, you would have a hard time crushing a small bulb within your hand (no, don't give it a try), but hammer on one side and table on the other results in a very uneven distribution of force. The only reason they don't always break when you drop them on a hard floor is because they don't have much inertia when they're only falling a few feet.
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    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    I had the starter of a CFL burst into flames once when I started it.


    They're gonna have to make them a BIT more durable. You can't even use them outside or in wet locations like the bathroom.

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    04/23/09

    @dufus: That's some really tasty FUD you've got there...
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    Image of Morgan Breden Morgan Breden
    04/23/09

    @dufus: Well you can't use an incandescent in the bathroom either. At least not in the United States. Of course I've seen them in bathrooms thousands of times, but it's supposed to be against electrical code to have anything but florescent in there.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    04/23/09

    @Morgan Breden: Electrical code according to whom? The federal government?
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    Image of Morgan Breden Morgan Breden
    04/23/09

    @Lite: Dunno, it's just what they told us when we were designing houses in a 1-credit course.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    04/24/09

    @Morgan Breden:
    Houses or institutional buildings? Because I could buy that whole "flourescent in the bathrooms" thing a lot more if it referred specifically to dorms and hospitals and such. If it was against code, every Lowe's and Home Depot in the country wouldn't have vanity fixtures set up with incandescents.


    Now, are you maybe getting incandescents mixed up with halogens? Because I could totally see them not wanting to have you use those near a steamy shower.

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    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    Here's an idea: start taxing lightbulbs based on lumens per watt. That promotes innovation and punishes the inefficient.


    I think that's more sensible than creating artificial markets for aftermarket "bulb enhancers", or worse, creates a black market for banned bulbs that undermines the energy savings while lining the pockets of criminals.

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    04/23/09

    @gus2000: What about applications where CFL's aren't available, i.e. Photo and Motion sensing lights?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/23/09

    @gus2000: Or they could just tax electricity usage. This works for gasoline consumption.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    Fuck em. What is the EU really going to do if you have frosted bulbs? Send their army?
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    04/23/09

    @.357 [Advertise Here For Only One Gold Star!]:


    They force sellers to and makers to stop selling them, they will ban the import of them and after a couple of years the frosted light bulb will disappear.

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    04/23/09

    @1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: Those sneaky bastards...
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/23/09

    In reply to Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
    Banning frosted incandescent bulbs? What are they gonna do? Goosestep up to their porches and smash them out of their sockets hooligan style? Maybe people should be able to use these inefficient bulbs if they so choose.


    Why so dickish Europe? I know Microsoft hates you, but do you want the rest of us to hate you too? Suck on your mercury!

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Anyway, what are the chances of this thing melting and causing a fire?
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    Image of jessedybka jessedybka
    04/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: They'll probably do the same thing as up here, where they won't be illegal to use, but stores won't be able to sell them. I wonder what the black market's going to be on bulbs in a couple of years.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/23/09

    @jessedybka: Yeah, I figured as much, but any chance to tell EU to suck on poisonous substances I must take advantage of.
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    04/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: that's the direction everyone is going in. forget freedom, we must be efficient. why should the government care if you prefer incandescent over CFLs?


    your freedoms are inefficient, therefore are void.

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    Image of JoeKhurr JoeKhurr
    04/23/09

    @mr_deadpool: Because at some point the whole of society has to quit being juvenile and naive about the impact we have on the planet and start taking responsibility for what we take, use, and trash. Unfortunately the fewer rules we have as a people an the more materialistic and superficial we become, the more we are apt to abuse whatever freedoms we have to the point of creating a toxic situation, although using outdated technology like frosted bulbs is more a privilege than a right and using some of the alternatives is a far wiser and cheaper choice in the long run.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/23/09

    @jessedybka: So the mafia will be stocking up on frosted light bulbs? I pity the poor drug importer or pimp who will be affected by this sudden political turn.
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    04/23/09

    @mr_deadpool: Why don't they just ban lights outright then and tell people to learn to work in the dark?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    04/23/09

    @JoeKhurr: To the point of creating a toxic situation? Like people suddenly throwing away a few hundred thousand mercury filled CFLs into the dump because they're too lazy to recycle properly? Or, there is no market for recycling the bulbs?


    This is also the same EU that has emissions standards that greatly exceed those in the US for cars btw. Ever see how much soot is allowed to escape from a diesel vehicle there?

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/23/09

    @Lite: I do recall Tom Cruise complaining about his 3 Lamborghini Countachs not meeting U.S. emissions standards in Rain Man
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/06/08

    In reply to Flat Light Bulbs Are an Incandescent Innovation
    Don't expect to see this done with CFLs. An incandescent bulb's lumens are determined by the thickness of that tiny little filament in that great huge glass enclosure. Want more power? Beef up the filament, but don't worry about the glass part. CFLs get their lumens from the surface area of the light tube. Want more power? Make the bulb bigger. There are 300w-equivalent CFLs that have coils that are bigger than my fist (and that's not counting the ballast and the screw-in plug, the former of which also sorta needs to be bigger at that point). Making a CFL bulb smaller to look cutesy like that will likely result in something in an absolute cap of about 10-15w equivalent.
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    11/05/08

    In reply to Flat Light Bulbs Are an Incandescent Innovation
    *cough* LED *cough, cough*


    really? cheaper, more efficient, brighter/adjustable..?? LED

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/05/08

    In reply to Flat Light Bulbs Are an Incandescent Innovation
    I just want one to put on my desk.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/08

    In reply to Flat Light Bulbs Are an Incandescent Innovation
    So how do you thread the buld into a flat socket?
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    Image of Muaddib1116 Muaddib1116
    11/05/08

    @Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another du...: The socket is probably the same. If you look at the threads on the flat bulb, they are still rounded, so its like a screw that has the sides cut off.
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    11/05/08

    @Muaddib1116: But what if I don't want to put a rectangular plug into a round hole...?
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