17 Percent Surveyed Would Skip Sex To Avoid Changing Lightbulbs

PICTURED: Kelly Rutherford-PHOTO by: Albert Ferreira/startraksphoto.com

17 percent surveyed by Sylvania would skip sex if they didn't have to change a lightbulb for over ten years.

We're no fans of abstinence campaigns, but okay you other 83% percent, it's not a lot to ask to help out with things environmental. To tell the truth, no sacrifice is required -- you can have your green lovin' and not have change your lightbulb too, that is, after an initial change to a long-lasting CFL. The folks at Sylvania may have made that a more attractive proposition, perhaps not as attractive as these CFLs Collin told you about (yum!), with their new line of Micro-mini bulbs that the lovely Kelly Rutherford, star of the hit drama Gossip Girl, introduced on Earth Day.

The micro-mini is designed to replace commonly-used 60, 75 or 100 watt incandescent light bulbs, is 30 percent smaller than a standard CFL, and lasts for up to 12,000 hours (or about 11 years). Low mercury design: 1.5 milligrams of mercury, compared to up to 5 milligrams for other CFLs. The bulb, like many CFLs, is for use only in non-dimming lamps and fixtures.

The Sylvania micro-mini "Twist" is packaged in 100 percent recycled paperboard and is available as a 2-pack for $9.99 at Lowe’s, Amazon.com, as well as local hardware and grocery stores in 13, 20 and 23W models.

According to Sylvania, changing just one 60W bulb to a 13W micro-mini CFL will save up to $56 on an electric bill over the life of the bulb. Change five bulbs and there is almost $280 in savings. Now that's enough for a fancy-schmancy dinner date night on the town, after which you and that susty someone can come home, dim the micro-minis and enjoy each other's natural gifts.

(disclosure: George Spyros and his Big City Pictures, Inc. provide marketing materials for The CW Network and Gossip Girl, however no compensation was exchanged for this post -- not even a kiss on the cheek. ;-)

via: Susty.tv