Quote Originally Posted by Tiaexz View Post
It seems you like to over-dramatise deposing a lightbulb though, or do they only sell highly toxic varieties in the United States?
CFL's (compact fluorescent lightbulbs) have a small amount of mercury vapor in them, which gets released if the glass breaks. The box usually has some form of "get out and ventilate for 10 minutes" warning on them. Overkill in my opinion, but there is some exposure.