Mercury Inside News Today

Bulb costs $1.50, uses 75% less than the incandescent. >> reporter: thats not good enough for vocal consumers. >> i really like lights that turn on when i turn the switch. >> reporter: home design columnist marni jamison is doing a slow burn at the time it takes cfls to warm up, and the light they give off. >> its uneven. looks unattractive. >> reporter: and the mercury inside. >> if one crashes on my counter, ive got mercury poisoning. >> reporter: not quite. glass thermometers have 100 times m...