Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

DIY & Home Improvement

(3,397 posts)

6. Oh dear - I used to delight in throwing

Sun Sep 29, 2019, 08:56 PM

Sep 2019

those real hard into the dumpster to MAKE them explode....

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

10 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

So today a burned-out 4-foot flourescent tube bulb exploded on my kitchen floor. [View all] Grasswire2 Sep 2019 OP

Here are guidelines for how to clean up a broken flourescent bulb: Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #1

Wow. Never even thought about it. blm Sep 2019 #3

this is a four foot long older flourescent tube. Grasswire2 Sep 2019 #4

The actual amount of mercury in one of those tubes is very small The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #2

well, here I sit eating a cod dinner. :-) nt Grasswire2 Sep 2019 #5

When we were kids we'd play with the little beads of mercury The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #8

That's true. Grasswire2 Sep 2019 #9

You had the fish? Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2019 #10

Oh dear - I used to delight in throwing pnwest Sep 2019 #6