Yesterday, I had the joy of going to the wedding of a dear friend. During the wedding, my thoughts turned to unexpected side effects of legislation… in this case, the legislation regarding light bulb efficiency.
Just think about the effect on Jewish weddings!
After all, quite often when you think a glass is being broken, it is really a light bulb. This is because most glass today is too thick to easily break when you step on it; further, a glass bulb makes such a nice sound. But what happens after our current incandescents disappear…
You don’t want to step on a CFL: that releases toxic mercury. Not an auspicious start to a wedding.
You don’t want to step on a LED bulb: I’m not even sure you can break one that way.
You don’t want to step on a Halogen: They have really thick glass, and typically don’t break that way.
I guess we’ll have to go back to stepping on glasses.
