the longest burning lightbulb is now 107 years old


	the longest burning lightbulb is now 107 years old

syncopath

5-17-2008 5:21 AM

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5-17-2008 5:24 AM

alanocu

they sure don't make lightbulbs like they used to...

5-17-2008 7:02 AM

debbyski

Wow! That is such a cool story!

5-17-2008 9:35 AM

tanyamm

They still can make bulbs last that long. They don't make them because then people would buy less bulbs and the manufacturers would make less money.

5-17-2008 4:39 PM

carrerinyes

It must be a Tesla Bulb!

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/18610"><H1>"Centennial Bulb" still burning after 107 years</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/18610"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/tech.yahoo.com/img/1C307F30-F11E-4791-BE94-AE25E9473B7A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/18610">Hanging about 18 feet high in the engine bay of a Livermore, California firehouse, a humble, low-watt light bulb has been burning almost continuously since 1901.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/18610">The bulb has become something of a lucky charm for Livermore firefighters, who (according to the LA Times story) won't even dust off the bulb for fear of damaging it.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/18610">What's the secret to the Centennial Bulb's longevity?</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; 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