These things contain powered Mercury which is poisonous. A new light bulb which has failed/ended must not be flung out with normal rubbish. The bulbs should be taken back to a specialist supplier who will store the used bulbs for collection and specialised disposal. I am sure that not a lot of people actually know this and will just throw them out with the household rubbish.
So what happens if you drop one and it breaks??? You may possibly have inhaled this mercury powder among other things. No details have been given out regarding this possibility. The light given off by them may be dangerous too.
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