# Newsflash to me - the exterior "bulb" shell on those new LED lightbulbs is not glass Einstein **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 9, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-to-me-the-exterior-bulb-shell-on-those-new-led-lightbulbs-is-not-glass-einstein/745627 "2016-02-09T17:37:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-to-me-the-exterior-bulb-shell-on-those-new-led-lightbulbs-is-not-glass-einstein/745627/1 "2016-02-09T17:37:38Z")
Well…I’ve bought a bunch of these LED household lightbulbs for my house over the past year or so and have been well pleased with them. The other day I saw one of those fascinating pics of the interesting LED array inside a household LED light bulb so I thought I would break the translucent exterior glass shell off and take a look inside as the [bulb had only cost me $2.50 on sale.](http://www.staples.com/Brighton-Professional-9W-LED-Dimmable-Standard-Lamp-Light-Bulb/product_1065189) Using the hefty back of large steel knife I put it in a clear poly bag and proceeded to whack it … and whack it… and whack it hard. Nothing … not a dent or a scratch. It’s some kind of very high strength polycarbonate plastic. I could play baseball with this damn thing and not break it. I still want to see the guts but I’m not ready to break out the hacksaw yet. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-to-me-the-exterior-bulb-shell-on-those-new-led-lightbulbs-is-not-glass-einstein/745627/2 "2016-02-09T18:07:55Z")
Do you have an old microwave you don’t mind being shed of? 😃