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   Don wrote:   
   > "Warm Worm"> wrote   
   >> And just when I thought LED's would replace my bulbs, there's possibly   
   >> this soon:   
   >> http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/luxim-plasma-lifi-lig   
   t-bulb-led-cfl.php   
   >>   
   >> Treehugger's becoming a favourite. :)   
   >   
   > From the comment section (reminds me of halogen torchieres):   
   >   
   > Imagine that, the gas reaches a temperatur of 6,000 K. What is that lamp   
   > made out of?   
   > I wouldn't want to have that in my house. Imagine touching that thing   
   > inadvertently. That's an instant 3d degree burn.   
   > This lamp is not only a great light generator, it's also a powerful lawsuit   
   > generator.   
   > "Little Billie put one of your light bulbs in his mouth and turned on the   
   > light. Now his mouth is cooked"   
   > Other than that: great technology, we should definitely deploy it.   
      
   Yes I know... Someone joked about getting a sunburn with it on the same   
   site... I wonder how a "glass" bulb can hold a plasma that's supposedly   
   as hot as the surface of the sun.   
      
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