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soundofwater

Public service announcement

Sep 27, 2006 00:09

Did you know that if you break a fluorescent light bulb, you're not supposed to vacuum up the little bits of broken glass? That's because they're coated with mercury, and vacuuming up the pieces will turn your vacuum cleaner into a hazardous waste dispenser for the rest of its life ( Read more... )

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mmarques September 27 2006, 11:15:27 UTC

I never knew that! I wonder if there's a similar problem with halogen bulbs.

thedarkcrystal September 27 2006, 16:07:03 UTC

Yeah, I knew that. You also have to make damn sure that you don't cut yourself with the glass.

setherghd October 17 2006, 15:21:07 UTC

This reminds me of a video I saw on YouTube.

A tween faces opposite his friend while he shatters a fluorescent light bulb on his back. The pieces of glass penetrate his skin causing him to drip blood in several dozen areas.

I wonder the surprise he felt when he learned the nature of his mistake.

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soundofwater October 23 2006, 06:23:42 UTC

I could have turned the lights off because I was in session with a client, or, more likely, I wasn't in the office (my hours are irregular because I don't typically have walk-in clients; everybody meets me by appointment). If you want to drop by, let me know what date/time and I'll make sure I'm there. Next week, I'm hosting a bunch of seminars for a speaker from out of town, so I'll be in the office for sure, but I don't know when the breaks will be.