Requiem for the 100w bulb

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Sorry about that. But somewhere folks are rejoicing about the new CFL plant in their neighborhood.

The "celebrators" are probably in China, although I doubt they are really celebrating. While I'm more ok with offshoring, I am really not fond expanding CFL production since they contribute to mercury pollution. Since Chinese-made products are made with crappy quality control, that means more "duds", which means more mercury being tossed into landfills(most people are too lazy to do proper disposal).

And the Chinese workers themselves are at risk for mercury poisoning. It's a job that not many would covet.