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On Thu, 2 May 2013 09:02:33 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

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And while the dimmable doesn't last as long, 4/5ths of the
life of a standard CFL isn't bad, and better than an incandescent by a
LONG shot. You've been hoodwinked by FOX, like the Mercury in them,
which is 100 to 600 times less than a fever thermometer.

You haven't been able to buy a mercury thermometer for decades and one
would last a lifetime. CFLs are consummables. Virtually every one of
them will end up in the environment somewhere.

No, they don't. And yes you can.

Who sells a mercury fever thermometer?

Notice, if you will, 13 states have them outlawed. That leaves 37 states
that they still can be sold. That plus, do you think that everyone in
those 13 states just got rid of the ones they had?

http://tinyurl.com/br5pjjl

And what about other thermometers that are in use?
I know you may find some lab thermometers with mercury in them but
they are even being phased out.



And you are comparing a GOOD dimmable with the low priced, low
performing, crappy lighting CFL's designed to be put in an ad to get you
into the store.


They are pretty much all made in China. \
If I do go for the Sylvania CFL the reliability numbers get worse.
Their regular CFL is 12000 hours vs 8000 (66% )for the dimmable and it
is still 13w vs 14.
They are $3 and change each vs almost $10.
You still need a special dimmer. (inductive load rated)

I made no assumption or verse about where they were made. So, tell me,
how does $3 versus $10 get you to the "7 times as much"?