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Originally Posted by Sundancefisher
burn light
Not sure if this is real however the mercury is scary
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It's not, there is some combustible material added, probably gunpowder.
The Mercury is a concern but it's something that is not specific to CFLs, all fluorescent lights require Mercury. We've been dealing with this problem for decades already. In fact there is so little Mercury in one of these bulbs (< 5mg) that as long as you don't eat the thing you'll be fine. Sweep it up and take it to the Eco Station in a zip lock.