Thursday, December 3, 2009

A Vivid Myth

Fluorescent lights are used worldwide everyday due to their efficiency. Fluorescent lights use less energy than incandescent light bulbs so they are more efficient. It is estimated that 1.5 billion fluorescent lights are used nationwide.

Fluorescent lights contain a more efficient longer lasting life than incandescent light bulbs.

It is said that fluorescent lights can leach vitamins in one’s body. This is not a true statement. There are no proven tests or experiments that show that the light produced from fluorescent bulbs is able to leach vitamins from someone’s body. Although this has not yet been proven it is highly doubtful it will become proven because there are no materials in the actual light that can leach vitamins from your body. Nor are there any materials or gasses released that can leach vitamins from your body. http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ex-Ga/Fluorescent-Light.html. This site shoes that the materials built in fluorescent lights is more efficient and does not harm the human body in anyway. This myth is busted. It is a false myth because fluorescent lights can not leach vitamins from the human body.

6 comments:

nick said...

I like the title and the paragraph is interesting.

Megan said...

This is a very good blog site. I didn't know that fluorescent light bulbs don't cause harmful leaching that can make you sick. I always thought that was true. I think you could have included a bit more back round information, but all in all, it was very good!

smarts_15 said...

I never would have even thought that light could leech vitamins but now i know and i don't have to worry about loosing vitamins from sitting under a lamp to read a book.

ana12 said...

This blog was interesting and I thought you had a lot of good facts about the topic. I agree with the third post about not knowing that light could even leach vitamins into our bodies. You did a nice job on busting this myth and overall I thought you did a good job.

gus said...

Holy Moly! who would have thought that fluorescent lights could be so dangerous. I sure didn't. Great explanation and article!!

Avery said...

your blog was interesting to read, and like the others have said, i thought that fluorescent light bulbs did leech some vitamins from the skin, but obviously not. It was interesting to read, and i think you did a good overall job!