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Posted: 2/24/2007 5:59:48 PM EDT
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If you plan on leaving the room for more than about 15 seconds, you might as well turn them off. Mythbusters did a really good episode on this and disproved the myth for every bulb.
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Posted: 2/24/2007 6:00:34 PM EDT
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How often do you have to replace the flour?
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Posted: 2/24/2007 6:02:28 PM EDT
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yep myth busters did this a few weeks ago
its not true according to them |
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Posted: 2/24/2007 6:05:09 PM EDT
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The main advantage of leaving them on is related to life expectancy, not start-up energy consumption - they don't last as many hours if you're constantly turning them on and off...and yes, this is still true with "modern" fluorescents. |
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Posted: 2/24/2007 6:09:28 PM EDT
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I don't have cable
 ***** Off-topic, but has mythbusters ever done a show on the "take-down" sniper rifles that Hollywood loves so much? Screwing in the barrel, snapping on the scope, and still having a perfect zero... |
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