What do you do with 38 light bulbs?
By William M. Hartnett on Jul 8, 2007 in house
No punchline here. I really am wondering what to do with 38 brand new light bulbs when they’re of the old fashioned, incandescent variety? Like all good superficially eco-sensitive Americans, my wife and I replaced all the barely used bulbs in the new house the other day with compact fluorescent lights. Now I have a box of 38 incandescent bulbs in my garage, and I don’t know what to do with them.
Throwing away so many brand new light bulbs seems just as wasteful as leaving them in the sockets, like selling a Corolla with 100 miles on it to buy a new Prius. I suppose the real question is why developers are still installing incandescent bulbs in brand new homes. Who knows? I just want to get rid of the stupid things.
matthew feldman | Jul 9, 2007 | Reply
In the past I have found several website that talks about arts and crafts you can do with a light bulb. A quick goolge search and you can find several websites that talk about how to make Christmas ornaments out of the bulbs. Some sites talk about making dolls from the bulbs and the head would be the light bulb.
William M. Hartnett | Jul 9, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for the idea, and for turning me on to your website. Some of the bulbs I replaced are those big ceiling spotlights. Useful for my pulp movie-style interrogation room, but not much else, it appears.