June 01, 2010

The Danger of Light Bulbs

I have not dabbled with electricity very much lately, much to the dismay of my long-time reader, I'm sure.

I found this article entitled "An Unusual Case of Light Headedness," the result of which will be a young girl being the butt of medical community jokes for eternity or for the next few months until the world ends due to the huge oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico (A nameless technician, fearing for his job, for however long it will last, told New York Times that "engineers never had a complete enough understanding of the inner workings of drill pipe casing or blowout preventer mechanisms to make the efforts work." These are the experts? I'm the one who doesn't have a complete understanding of drill pipe casing or blowout preventer mechanisms.).

That aside, the writers of this article on light headedness claim that "common, seemingly innocuous items can be a danger to young children who are prone to falling." The subject of the report, an 18-month-old, clumsy, little girl, fell and, well, got a light bulb stuck in her head.

Shocking, but enlightening.

Posted by Bill at June 1, 2010 04:39 PM
Comments

Good grief! Is that a holiday bulb? Gah!!! NOT what I expected to see when I clicked on that link. At all!

Posted by: Keri at June 1, 2010 05:13 PM