If you want to discredit the idea of energy saving, bring a crowd of pensioners to the square, set a little stall to sell energy saving bulbs… In April Moscow held an auction of oldsters in support of the Russian government initiative in the sphere of energy saving. Active pensioners decided to buy 1000 energy saving bulbs on their own money in public and thus, to show that even they, the pensioners, are ready to support the Russian government and the president in their initiative to adopt energy saving technology. In order everyone who wished to buy the bulbs there was set one (!) tiny stall fated to be the hottest spot of the auction. Upon the official part some insanity began…
Activists called for support of energy saving initiative from the stage and stigmatized those who are afraid of anything new. For some unknown reason the main opponent of the progress became the leader of the communist party and activists prepared a special present – a box with glow bulbs.
Many of them came from afar but by special buses. Nobody confessed who sponsored their trip.
After the presentation the most interesting events began – bulbs distribution sale.
Serious attack of the stall.
The bulb cost 100 rubles, but there was no getting rid of those who wanted badly to buy the bulbs…
Fortunately nobody was hurt. Probably “lines experience” from the past.
Yes, first!!!
The rumor was there was a free condom in each pack.
Why are there only old people, because they have nothing better to do?
Some people still think that they are living in soviet union. In those times, when something scarse was on store (batteries, lamps and even soap or meat) was on sale, then only the first ones in the store could get some.
soviet union is gone, deal with it.
easy for you to say…
yes, but not in moscow or any other large city of Russia excuse me, there are shops everywhere there.
“energy saving bulbs” is the biggest scam of the decade, forced on us by our own governments. Anyone who switched to those energy saving bulbs and actually tracked how much energy was saved already knows this. Usualy it’s something like 1-2%, and it’s achieved mostly because those new bulbs take time to warm up, and use less energy (but give less light) for some time after being switched on.
Not really, the material in energy-saving bulb produce less heat to be wasted compared to traditional ones
in theory yes, but in practice it doesn’t translate into much saved energy. Tell me- did you bother to measure how much energy you saved after switching to the new bulbs? Was it more than 1%?
And also new lightbulbs are far worse to the enviroment. And cost only 15 times more than regular ones.
I’ve tracked our energy savings. It s been close to 50% after replacing our most often used lights with flourescents.
Not really, you have no idea what you are talking about.
Also, a conventional bulb uses more electricity while cold, how about that?
because it gives less light when cold. how about that?
you have no idea what you are talking about you dumb peasant
NO U!
Communist inspied propaganda, good party membersbuy bulbs. Coummunist inspired line too, just like good old days.
during ignition those lamps consume lots more energy than the “old” incandescent bulbs. so using them in rooms like a stairway or a WC makes you waste even more energy.
despite of really indiscussable energy savings those bulbs contain mercury and MUST get a proper recycling. do you believe that these people know that?
i agree with lolzorz: biggest scam of the decade: only for the industry. and some convenient populistic places for the politicians.
lets see the average mercury intoxication in 20-30 years.
I will disagree with you. I changed all the “old” bulbs in my flat to the “new” ones and got a constant saving of ~70-100 KWh per month (~400 KWh before, ~300 KWh now). In Latvia it’s about 10 EUR saving per month.
Of course I agree with you in mercury issues and of course the new bulbs are more expensive.
The same time I now can get a 100W equivalent light where 40W or 60W was the limit before (e.g. due to plastic material etc.)
As usually first are pensioners. They always make queues . I remember when it was free massage then queues was same or larger than in shop at soviet times (Yup soviet times were not perfect).
There is already a mandate in my Government to phase out incandescent bulbs by 2012.
These so called energy savers are more expensive. So hopefully their prices will drop or we’ll use bio lumninescence to light up.
Incandescent light bulbs will soon be phased out because they waste a lot of energy..`-
Fluorescent bulbs have been around for decades, yet we still use incandescent. I tried some cfl, they lasted less than regular bulbs side by side in the same fixture, cost four times as much, and contain heavy metals that create a disposal problem.
They’re pushing those for big profits, when it’s obvious that LEDs are far better.
Old bulb = 10% light 90% heat
New bulb = 80% light 20% heat
If you live in a place where the main part of your bill is air-conditioning then they help.
If you live in a place where the main part of your bill is heating, then they don’t.
Of course, you can also get CFLs in ‘natural sunlight’ color spectrum which helps health and mood during the winter when you don’t get enough real sunlight.