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Originally Posted by BlueHUMMERH2
Thankfully, LEDs will soon be taking the place of CFL. They use less energy (waaaay less), "burn" cool, and last practically forever. I have broken a few CFL's, which seems too easy, but hopefully I haven't seen too much mercury exposure. I try to take comfort in the fact that most people's parents or grandparents played with mercury as kids, so the long term effects of simple exposure to whats in a CFL can't be too awful.
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Agreed, heck even as an adult I love to break worn out T8 & T12 lamps into the garbage can. I think the biggest issue long-run (and something that wasn't an issue before CFLs) is the large volume of mercury needing to be disposed of. I'd love to see LEDs take over, significantly safer for the environment, little interference (power factor) issues, cool, etc. Cost will be uber-expensive to start, but well worth it in the long run.