Energy saving lightbulbs are shaped the way they are because they need to hold a certain amount of gas in them to work, and they swirl around so that they can still fit into the same fixtures. Fun stuff! But old people think they are ugly. FOLLOW US! http://www.youtube.com/user/WholesomeLane http://twitter.com/WholesomeLane http://www.facebook.com/WholesomeLane