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In response to "why does my conspiracy-theorist friend think CFCs are the devil? what did I miss? -- nm" by drumstick jones

i think they're pretty much banned now aren't they (ozone depletion)? -- nm

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Nov 2 '11, 13:56

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wiki says yes. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 2, 13:59
the twisty bulbs are? -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 13:57 26
- ah, i thought you meant chloroflurocarbons, not compact fluorescents (sp?) -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 13:59
- huh, cfc is a chemical, not the compact fluorescent bulbs. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 2, 13:59 2
  - hence the C at the end. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:00 1
    - shush youzze -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 2, 14:01
- this kind? what?? -- (link) - drumstick jones Nov 2, 13:58 [Image] 21
  - Those are CFL's. CFC are emissions that destroy the ozone layer. -- nm - pmb Nov 2, 13:59 19
    - oh pshaw. why does maria want me to boycott CFLs?? -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 14:00 18
      - cause the damn gub'mit is trying to tell us what light bulbs we're allowed to buy! -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 14:15
      - three downs, bigger field. makes it all confusing-like. -- nm - mafic Nov 2, 14:13
      - they're being phased out. they eat a lot of juice. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:01 13
        
        can I have a link on this? because we just replaced every bulb at work with twisty bulbs. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 14:02 6
        
        no, I had it backwards. the new ones are less juicy. I just hate the light. - loosilu Nov 2, 14:04 4
        
        agree with the IM -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 14:09
        
        Fluorescents are not being phased out. Their efficiency standards have been raised. There are new ones on the shelves right now that meet the standard -- nm - mara Nov 2, 14:06 2
        
        once again: I had them backwards. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:06 1
        
        Sorry, I meant incandescent. The one you actually thought was being phased out. It isn't. -- nm - mara Nov 2, 14:14
        
        i think loosilu was confusing cfls with old timey bubs. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 2, 14:03
        
        oh wait, she doesn't like the CFLs. I hate them, personally. The light is a horrid color and they are not nearly as bright as they claim. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:01 5
        
        I'm not an artiste, so I don't need pure light. I just want to know why they're the devil. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 14:03 1
        
        what tru said. they contain a small amount of mercury, which means they should be specially recycled, not thrown out. -- nm - mafic Nov 2, 14:15
        
        Color varies a lot. -- nm - psilotum Nov 2, 14:03 1
        
        from pukey to ugly. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:04
        
        Oh yeah, well you're not nearly as bright as you claim! -- nm - CFLs Nov 2, 14:03
      - i have no idea. is she all about LEDs? -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 14:01
      - the mercury in the bulbs probably. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 2, 14:00
  - they have mercury in them -- nm - Karl_S Nov 2, 13:59

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