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Ted Cruz

7 (6.5%)

Rick Santorum

16 (14.8%)

Michelle Bachmann

13 (12%)

Chris Christie

23 (21.3%)

Rand Paul

49 (45.4%)

Total Members Voted: 107

[Sheb]

I'm not entirely sold on those incandescent phase-out. For one thing their alternative, while cheaper to run, needs more resources to manufacture and incorporate some nasty stuff (looking at you mercury). Then the light they produce is still not as good, which is fine for most application, but I'd prefer a good old incandescent to light my paintings for exemple.

Of course, you could argue that the ban on incandescent will cause an increase in R&D that will solve at least the second of that issue.

[Descan]

What about LED?

[Sheb]

Even modern LED ain't as good as incandescent. The light might be of the right temperature, but the spectrum is much narrower.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Incandescents might well survive, given the only reason they're being "banned" are standards current incandescents don't reach. Perhaps the lightbulb companies will make a "miraculous R&D breakthrough" at the last minute.

I have never seen any actual proof that incandescents are any good besides vague nostalgia factor.

[Max White]

Fluorescent give me a headache, but that may very well be the placebo effect. I'm not going to pretend I'm somehow above such things...

I do like the warm glow of incandescents though.

[Sheb]

I actually doubt it. When your core design is "heat a piece of metal until it shine really bright" it's a given you'll loose a lot of energy to heat.

As for incandescent, they're easier to dispose off. As for the spectrum, I'll let you toys with this tool by GE. Incandescents have a broader, smoother spectrum, which translate into better light quality. Of course, it doesn't matter much for most use, but it looks better for paintings.

[Helgoland]

I think somebody tried to sell them as tiny heaters once, unsuccesfully.

[10ebbor10]

They're pretty effective heating mechanisms though.

[Sheb]

Depends on your electricity generation. If you're burning gas to produce electricity that is then turned into heat, you've lost 60 % of your energy for nothing.

[GreatJustice]

Of course, if they were completely inferior, a ban wouldn't have been necessary because no one would choose them over incandescents. Personally, though, I tend to use fluorescents anyway, because when I'm reading I find incandescents to be a bit too bright and annoying. 

[Karlito]

I remember that some of my schools would have a "minute of silence" in the mornings for whatever (i.e. prayer), but if the teachers are leading it... yeesh. Are SC legislators really so ignorant of Constitutional Law? The rules on school prayer have been pretty well defined over the years.

[GlyphGryph]

Of course, if they were completely inferior, a ban wouldn't have been necessary because no one would choose them over incandescents.

I think your underestimating the psychology of intertia here.

[GreatJustice]

Of course, if they were completely inferior, a ban wouldn't have been necessary because no one would choose them over incandescents.

I think your underestimating the psychology of intertia here.

"If they don't ban horses, those poor car makers just won't stand a chance!"

[kaijyuu]

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[Owlbread]

I remember that some of my schools would have a "minute of silence" in the mornings for whatever (i.e. prayer), but if the teachers are leading it... yeesh. Are SC legislators really so ignorant of Constitutional Law? The rules on school prayer have been pretty well defined over the years.

When I was in Primary school (i.e. elementary school) everyone would say grace before we ate our lunch, led by the headmaster. I can remember it now - Some hae meat and cannae eat, and some can eat that want it, but we hae meat and we can eat, sae let the Lord be thankit. Amen.

We also prayed every Friday during Assembly after the Headmaster would read from a book of Christian-message stories, but at that point we just said the Lord's Prayer. Some kids would look around and didn't bother closing their eyes and clasping their hands. They weren't punished for it, none of it was really enforced, it was more just the Headmaster's management. We would also sing Christian songs and hymns raucously while he played the guitar. I actually enjoyed that part, it's hard to remember them now but I remember I liked "The Lord of the Dance" and "Sinner Man" and "One More Step Along the World I go" or something. But I remember we would also sing "Blowing in the Wind".

It's funny that having said all that my school was probably a lot more Christian than many US elementary schools. I've never thought of it that way though.