On Jan 29, 2009, at 3:15 AM, Kyle Parish wrote:
> > The loss of gas in incandescent bulbs is the cause of them going out > more frequently than fluorescent bulbs because the gas stops oxygen > from reaching the filament which would be destroyed instantly Not instantly, takes a while [May be a short while, but it's NOT instantaneous.] > if > oxygen were to reach it. Here is the Wikipedia article on > it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb. Next point. Since the source of the Argon/ Neon/ whatever inert gas being used that day (of manufacturer) is usually the atmosphere. It's a wash! > The release > of gas is a greenhouse gas weather it is CO2 or not. Yeah, right. What's this worry about the 'hole in the Ozone layer' we keep being subjected to. [Yeah, I know, when it's 'Next Door' it's a pollutant, when it's 'missing' on the other side of the world and high in the stratosphere, it's something to be worried about.] > The reason why > Incandescent bulbs have been used is because they are dirt cheap to > manufacture. This one is correct. Chuck D. > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Kyle Parish > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Tell that to Al Gore. >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Charles Davis <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Jan 28, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Kyle Parish wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> As a footnote; The reason incandescent bulbs were outlawed in >>>> Ca. is >>>> because they leak more Co2 gas into the atmosphere, >>> >>> There is a real wild assertion! >>> Just HOW does a Glass envelop containing a vacuum, leak CO2 ??? >>> >>> That one I can't even begin to dignify with any basis in fact!! >>> >>> Chuck D. >>> >>>> and they take less >>>> energy to run. I have florescent bulbs throughout the house and >>>> love >>>> them. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
