Filling Your Home With Mercury Via CFL

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: Lurch
I'll think twice about posting any more of his articles here at BITOG in the future. It's a toxic world we live in and it seems that some people would rather not hear about it here at BITOG whether it's true or not.


I'd rather that you did post the stuff, just not with headlines like this one.

It's good to get people to think about stuff.

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
I don't buy this "Toxic World" [censored]... Explain then how people that grew up with leaded gas, lead paint, DDT etc. are living just as longer in some cases than people who drink filtered water and eat organic and have air cleaners in their house and then die of Cancer.

Sorry IMO this doesn't fly.


Ever see LD50 on an MSDS ?

It means that 50% lived, and 50% died, in response to a toxin. It doesn't kill them all.

And all things being equal, humans don't instantly switch off at 78, 80, or 85.

 

[tmorris1]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
There is definitely a flicker from LED's it's there and annoying.

There must be something wrong with them. Cheap power supply or something because LEDs are powered by DC which is 0 Hz.

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted By: tmorris1
Originally Posted By: StevieC
There is definitely a flicker from LED's it's there and annoying.

There must be something wrong with them. Cheap power supply or something because LEDs are powered by DC which is 0 Hz.


LED: Light Emitting Diode

Diode: Significant current pass through if the voltage difference is over a threshold (usually 0.7 or something, depends on the junction type, doping, etc)

Whether it flickers or not has to do with whether your voltage source flicker or not. You plug it into your AC power supply, it will flicker. You plug it into your battery, it won't.

 

[Samilcar]

Originally Posted By: ItsuMitsubishi

Oh, I'm sorry, I meant neurotoxic. It is pretty bad.


So it's your contention that mercury is more neurotoxic than either uranium or plutonium? Please help me on my quest to become more educated on this subject and direct me to any research which can help prove this. I've found that even the most biased tinfoil hat sites generally concede that uranium and plutonium are more neurotoxic than mercury.

 

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted By: Lurch
His article didn't mean to scare any of you. He posts this type of stuff on his website, and if you subscribe he'll email you a newsletter once or twice a week with these articles. I copied it and pasted it here after someone had posted it on a health forum.

Most of his audience are health nuts like me, and this type of article doesn't scare most of us because we're used to him, Mercola, and others with their health articles. If anything, they usually makes us more aware.

I'll think twice about posting any more of his articles here at BITOG in the future. It's a toxic world we live in and it seems that some people would rather not hear about it here at BITOG whether it's true or not.


Hey, I'm proud of myself... I deleted what I was going to post before I hit "submit"

 

[brianl703]

I don't think there are any CFLs which emit a 60Hz frequency because they all have electronic ballasts, which use much higher frequencies.

Magnetic ballasts cause the bulbs to emit 60Hz but they are much larger and bulkier than electronic ballasts and are not as energy efficient and probably cost more to make.

 

[brianl703]

Originally Posted By: tmorris1
Originally Posted By: StevieC
There is definitely a flicker from LED's it's there and annoying.

There must be something wrong with them. Cheap power supply or something because LEDs are powered by DC which is 0 Hz.


LEDs are often dimmed using pulse width modulation, and this could lead to visible flicker if the switching frequency is low enough.

That would just be a poor design, though, as there's no reason to use such a low switching frequency that it's visible.

 

[Lurch]

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[PandaBear]

Originally Posted By: brianl703
I don't think there are any CFLs which emit a 60Hz frequency because they all have electronic ballasts, which use much higher frequencies.

Magnetic ballasts cause the bulbs to emit 60Hz but they are much larger and bulkier than electronic ballasts and are not as energy efficient and probably cost more to make.


My problem with cheap CFL is actually the audible buzz rather than optical flickers. Any of the $1 CFL I got subsidized are like this, and usually I have to go back to the store to swap a few before I found enough good ones.

never have this problem with the more expensive GE or Phillips bulbs. You do get what you pay for.

 

[Lurch]

Originally Posted By: Shannow
Originally Posted By: Lurch
I'll think twice about posting any more of his articles here at BITOG in the future. It's a toxic world we live in and it seems that some people would rather not hear about it here at BITOG whether it's true or not.


I'd rather that you did post the stuff, just not with headlines like this one.

It's good to get people to think about stuff.


I don't think I want to be known as the bringer of bad news to BITOG. This thread didn't turn out as planned. I wanted to post it and leave it, but I ended up replying to some of the repliers and got myself into trouble, yet again. My ex boss makes my life miserable for many reasons and sometimes I can't tell what will set him off, but apparently this did.

I don't plan to post anything else like this. I didn't want it to turn into an arguing match. There's so much of that online, and it's not healthy to get into. I guess I wasn't ready for some of the replies to this thread. I didn't expect people to react that way, and then I replied as if I took it personally.

I replied to a man's post about home made grilling machine and at least one person seemed to think I ruined the thread by warning of the carcinogen risk of it.

I'm not sure if I'm well taken in this regard so maybe I'll just keep on topic of oil, cars, bikes, etc. from now on, and that way I'll know I can be cool. I'll let someone else post heath related stuff and I will continue to devote myself to it as I have for close to 30 years.

 

[Kestas]

Originally Posted By: Nayov
Can someone explain why they put mercury in dental fillings?

It's in compound form, plus it's a metal amalgam that expands as it sets. Otherwise the amalgam would leave a gap, inviting more tooth decay.

 

[ddrumman2004]

I will say this....I myself don't worry about what may cause me cancer or affect my health...like CFLs or food.

I take a chance with my life every time I get in my truck to go somewhere.

Not a single person is guaranteed tomorrow.

Like Alfred E. Neuman of 'MAD' magazine used to say.."What? Me worry?".

Have a good one!

 

[javacontour]

That's likely a good approach. One can come off "self righteous" when they share why one should or shouldn't do something.

My observation. Folks will remember you for how you lived, not the warnings you gave. I watched the "Deadliest Catch" and "After the Catch" last night. It was the episode where Capt Phil Harris passed away.

They really didn't talk about the 9 packs a day he smoked or things like that. They talked about how he was firm but fair. How he was generous, lived life to the fullest, how he was honest, even if it wasn't pretty etc.

Folks really don't want to be told NOT to do something. It comes across as preaching.

The best one can hope for is to live according to your standards and hope others will notice and want to adopt your practices.

 

[Lurch]

Yeah, because I do like this forum and have gotten a ton of good info from here. I don't want to divide BITOG by any posts I make. We all have differences, and sometimes it's better to let sleeping dogs sleep.