I'm guessing that the amount in one cfl is small too, and that your little guy is just fine, but just wanted to point out this is ANOTHER fine example of why we cannot let the government dictate what kind of lightbulbs we are allowed to use. Ladies, start stocking up on incandescent bulbs as you can Put em in a tote and store em in your garage, crawlspace, attic, wherever so that you can have safe lightbulbs after they ban making them. Why do we have to put up with lawmakers telling us we must have potentially dangerous mercury in our homes. haven't we worked for 30 some years getting it out, of our thermometers, might as well put asbestos in carpet and lead back in paint again. stupid stupid people out there making the rules. I am ALL for green. i was green before it was the new black, but I am NOT for mercury in my lights. Some, yes ok, but in order to ward off the winter blues, i need true full spectrum lighting,not the flickering of fluroescence. and i truly don't want lightbulbs that come with a set of procedures to clean them up when broken and a hazmat fee if you had called the village or emergency services to tell them about it. plus there are disposal fees if you do it by the book, encapsulating in a special container, blahblahblah. .ok, i am off my soapbox now.
edited 11/26 to add, Ch 7 news at 10p just did a whole story on the cfl bulbs, most are made in china, the rules are very strict on the cleanup methods, I didn't catch the part about if they are for or against them, but they have to go thru a rigorous process to have the mercury "mined" from them after you drop them at an approved recycle center that takes them. Seems like it's wasting resources that can be utilized elsewhere. --so the debate continues I guess