kickstarter farmer laboratory: CFLs at 30 seconds

[christo930]

You miss the point of what is wrong with home CFL usage. Most people are home and thus using lights, when the power company is generating excess electricity. These gigantic monstrosities can't be turned down at night brought back up during the day when elec usage is high, so most of the excess electricity at night goes straight to ground. Some of it is used to pump water up a hill and then it flows back during the day at peak usage, but that's it.

[keetatay]

so....what if you were to get a glass blower to make a very large and thick glass bulb

(basket gall size) and you surrounded it in a loose fitting metal cage. Eventually it would warm up and be a heater.

[Rhinoch8]

Thank you for your wonderful work. Thanks to your channel I found what i wanted to do with my life. Many thanks for all those amazing things that show it is totally possible to do things in an alternative way without going back into the dark ages.

[pondman27]

To be honest Paul, given the amount of mercury contained in these bulbs and the obvious resulting contamination from their use, I am more inclined to use LEDs or 12V auto bulbs.

I'll do what I can, but could do with a KS too.

Interesting times

[JasonKlepacz]

I can't believe i'm the first person to post on your deed behind the combine. HA!!, I love your humor Paul. Keep up the good work. I've reposted on FB and am contributing.

[sok8888]

This study has been done to death in Asia already. CFL is not energy efficient if you turn it on/off frequently due to lost at the ballast. BUT CFL is energy saving for lights which are left on for long time, such as the porch light.

So use CFL with some common sense. Of course if you can afford LED, it is better.

[themeloninc]

Tell everyone! I hope you pass $5000 on kickstarter!!! :)

[spiritartman]

You are AWESOME!! what state are you in? Keep em' coming!

[vention4wh]

I'm phasing my CFL's out, replacing them with expensive LED's as they burn out.

I'll kick in a 10. The humor and creativity you put into this video is what convinced me.

I'll use "Tip the web" to drop a 10 onto your Permies web address.

[FriarTuck1961]

I absolutely hate fluorescent bulbs because they contain Mercury.

I went straight to LED which has no heavy metal pollution issues.

[MrChrisTowerton]

Hey Paul,

We always enjoy your videos...

It's great to have the internet, making this sort of thing possible...

Good luck and thanks for posting...

Chris

[aybesee123]

Thanks for all you share with us brother.

[sonnertimmyb]

I have a cabin on the lake. as far as CFL use goes . I went from regular lighting to CFL. My bill now has never went over the minimum charge . Three years of summer use at part time operating. As far as 30 second use goes . I am 49 years old . Everything takes me more than 30 seconds .lol

[amywalkerartist]

i'm part of a group that is doing something related to all your videos and their information. we're on indie go go under rural housing project. please keep up the good work and let all humans benefit from it!

[CommentsSurvey]

I'll donate... great videos. Very important work. Thanks for posting!

[paulwheaton12]

@CommentsSurvey it should be the second link in the description. Or, go to kickstarter and search for "paul wheaton" and you should find it.

[CommentsSurvey]

@paulwheaton12 : Thanks, I did find the link right at the very top. Don't know why I missed it. I donated! Keep up the great work...