Poor low energy lightbulbs

[Hazell B]

Three stories have hit the media within the past six days, all decrying the energy efficient lightbulb's use.

First it perhaps causes headaches in about 0.01 of the population, then it 'may' cause skin rashes in something like two people that inhabit the whole country and now it contains less mercury than a fifty year old's smallest tooth filling ..... yet do the media stories tell us how small the so-called problems are? No, they yell about danger then mutter the true figures :mark:

Even News 24 is giving The Sun a run for it's money on this one :(

It's made me wonder who's funded the research that came up with this 'news' and what sort of lightbulbs they make :s

[Mark]

They were freaking out on News 24 about this saying should we allow children near them in case one 'fails' the expert said that if you had a bag of fifty broken ones it wasprobably a bad idea but other than that it's a none issue.

[Drew]

What if the roof falls down???!!! We should keep children out of houses, just incase!

There is enough real news in the world atm :confused:

[Daniel]

They were freaking out on News 24 about this saying should we allow children near them in case one 'fails' the expert said that if you had a bag of fifty broken ones it wasprobably a bad idea but other than that it's a none issue.
These are probably the same idiot experts that told use we wouldn't lose our money with Northern Rock and look what happened there :rolleyes: Oh wait.... :laugh:

But if people are going to get migraines I do think it's a serious issue and should be looked at. But perhaps not serious enough to be on BBC News 24 hour upon hour :mark:

I don't necessarily think the news that is on is the wrong news but everytime something like this happens it's presented as the greatest threat to mankind ever encountered and people take it a bit too seriously. In Australia this sort of thing would get a 30-60 second spot on TV and that would be that. You'd never hear about it again unless something more came of it.

[jim mcglinchey]

It's Health & Safety rearing its ugly head again. I heard a good one on the Radio on Friday when we awoke to 6 inches of snow. When asked why the snow ploughs were not actually clearing the roads the official line was that it was because of the danger to pedestrians..am I missing something here?

[airshifter]

The danger with broken bulbs is VERY serious! This is no joke people.

I prefer to let young children play around broken incandescent bulbs, as it's much safer. :laugh:


Kids and broken glass, regardless of contents, aren't such a good idea. I guess these same sort of people would argue about the toxicity of various explosives, yet somehow assume we would let our kids play around explosives of any kind.

[Hazell B]

But if people are going to get migraines I do think it's a serious issue and should be looked at.

Yes, but the problem with migraines from headlights, some proccessed foods, some drink colourants, blah blah is vastly more serious. Didn't get a mention, though. Funny, that.

[J4MIE]

Well it's because they have to have something to talk about for 24 hours each day :\ And having the SAME headlines every 15 minutes...drives me crazy!! :crazy:

[BTCC Fan#1]

The very first time I read this story on the BBC News website it did make me pause for thought, i've had a big drive at fitting 'energy-efficient' lightbulbs throughout my house since September, and just before Christmas a pretty nasty rash i'd developed on both hands was diagnosed by my GP as Eczema, something i've never previously suffered from..

[Valve Bounce]

The very first time I read this story on the BBC News website it did make me pause for thought, i've had a big drive at fitting 'energy-efficient' lightbulbs throughout my house since September, and just before Christmas a pretty nasty rash i'd developed on both hands was diagnosed by my GP as Eczema, something i've never previously suffered from..

Have you been scratchin' where you normally don't??

[Dave B]

He can see his porn mags better under the new lights.... :erm:

The very first time I read this story on the BBC News website it did make me pause for thought, i've had a big drive at fitting 'energy-efficient' lightbulbs throughout my house since September, and just before Christmas a pretty nasty rash i'd developed on both hands was diagnosed by my GP as Eczema, something i've never previously suffered from..

That's interesting. I put them in my flat but had to remove them due to a chemical type odour which was giving me headaches. The odour came from the part below the bulb which you would hold while fitting - not sure what the material is, maybe some type of plastics.

[rah]

That's interesting. I put them in my flat but had to remove them due to a chemical type odour which was giving me headaches. The odour came from the part below the bulb which you would hold while fitting - not sure what the material is, maybe some type of plastics.

That part is the ballast. Maybe something wrong with it.