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Probably most of our readers have by now encountered the Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb (CFL), that annoying helical replacement for the traditional bulb.(The Week)(Brief article)
Probably most of our readers have by now encountered the Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb (CFL), that annoying helical replacement for the traditional bulb. CFLs are slow to come on, do not respond to dimmer switches, emit low buzzing sounds, collide with your lampshades, make you come out green in photographs, and contain enough mercury to make disposal an environmental issue. It is therefore not surprising to learn that Congress has made CFLs mandatory--at any rate, our legislators have passed, and our president signed, an energy bill setting energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs that traditional bulbs cannot meet. The new ...
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