Open a stereo audiophile magazine, like "The Absolute Sound". You would be amazed at what people pay for speaker wire and interconnects (RCA plugs).
I've seen 3 meter interconnects for thousands of dollars.
Since so many vendors are advertising the stuff, someone must be buying it. Plus, as expected, there is the cult-like following of customers who "swear" they CAN HEAR the difference between regular copper wire and "XYZ Company" premium speaker wire (that is made out of 'special' copper molecules). And the mag reviewers are always pandering to the merchants by writing glowing reviews.
We've all been duped on the CFL lights.
I think they are dead-even with incandescent lights as far as "carbon footprint"; here is why:
I switched all of my bulbs to CFL about 2 years ago. I have had 4 of them "burn" up. They get really, really hot, emitting that burnt electronics smell and go out.
Regular filament bulbs:
Glass and metal CFL bulbs:
A little mercury vapor
glass
phosphors
printed circuit board
resistors
capacitors
metal
solder
transformer
Ok, the CFL save some energy, but they sure add more pollutants (the circuit boards and mercury) to the system WITHOUT the long-life promised.
There's a link on the bottom of the page for the web master.. officer such and such..
I just sent him an email. Said I wanted to look at his department's web page, but since they threaten legal action for people doing similar things, I wanted his permission to do so as I don't also want to receive a cease-and-desist order from the chief.
Maybe we all should do that so we's don't get in trouble?
You know, the swap meet/ flea market used to be fun. You could go thru peoples junk (from their own garage) and find cool stuff and great deals.. Then during the late 80's, it all started turning to Chineese junk and dealers of it. The last time I went to a swap meet, there were like 30 rows of "import" crap and only one row of garage sellers.
Ebay is headed that way. RIP
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Open a stereo audiophile magazine, like "The Absolute Sound". You would be amazed at what people pay for speaker wire and interconnects (RCA plugs). I've seen 3 meter interconnects for thousands of dollars. Since so many vendors are advertising the stuff, someone must be buying it. Plus, as expected, there is the cult-like following of customers who "swear" they CAN HEAR the difference between regular copper wire and "XYZ Company" premium speaker wire (that is made out of 'special' copper molecules). And the mag reviewers are always pandering to the merchants by writing glowing reviews.
We've all been duped on the CFL lights. I think they are dead-even with incandescent lights as far as "carbon footprint"; here is why: I switched all of my bulbs to CFL about 2 years ago. I have had 4 of them "burn" up. They get really, really hot, emitting that burnt electronics smell and go out.
Regular filament bulbs:
Glass and metal
CFL bulbs:
A little mercury vapor
glass
phosphors
printed circuit board
resistors
capacitors
metal
solder
transformer
Ok, the CFL save some energy, but they sure add more pollutants (the circuit boards and mercury) to the system WITHOUT the long-life promised.
There's a link on the bottom of the page for the web master.. officer such and such.. I just sent him an email. Said I wanted to look at his department's web page, but since they threaten legal action for people doing similar things, I wanted his permission to do so as I don't also want to receive a cease-and-desist order from the chief. Maybe we all should do that so we's don't get in trouble?
You know, the swap meet/ flea market used to be fun. You could go thru peoples junk (from their own garage) and find cool stuff and great deals.. Then during the late 80's, it all started turning to Chineese junk and dealers of it. The last time I went to a swap meet, there were like 30 rows of "import" crap and only one row of garage sellers. Ebay is headed that way. RIP