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| Lightbulb Burns For 96 Years http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...d_lightbulb_dc Lightbulb Burns for 96 Years Tue Sep 21, 8:08 AM ET Add Oddly Enough - DALLAS (Reuters) - They sure do not make things anymore like the Texas lightbulb that sold for a few cents and has burned for 96 straight years. The North Fort Worth Historical Society will have a birthday party on Tuesday for its famous household fixture -- a lightbulb that has burned continuously since Sept. 21, 1908. The bulb was first illuminated when a stagehand at a local opera house flicked a switch and posted a sign that the light over a stage entrance was not be turned off. "We have no idea why it has lasted so long. That is the wonderful mystery of it," said Sarah Biles, the administrator of the museum where the bulb burns, complete with its own independent power supply. The Texas bulb is about 40 watts and made of thick glass that houses a sturdy carbon filament. Despite having lasted 96 years so far, the Texas lightbulb does not hold the record for the longest continuously burning bulb in the world. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, that honor goes to a some 4 watt bulb that has been burning at a firehouse in Livermore, California, since it was turned on in 1901. Biles said the keepers of the Texas bulb feel no luminescence envy with the California model because their bulb has had a much more celebrated history. The Texas bulb was touted -- wrongly -- in the 1930s as the longest burning bulb in the world. The opera house where it burned became a movie house and actors promoting films in Fort Worth would stop to admire the bulb's orange glow. "Our bulb has a unique past and can hold its own, even if it is number two," Biles said. I thought this was interesting. I didn't know that there were light bulbs that could last that long. __________________ Family Ties Seasons 1-5 on dvd!  | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Oct 1999
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| yeah saw that on the news, interesting __________________ "You're a good liar. But I've seen better. " ~ Jack Bauer (24) | |||
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| Passionate Fan  Joined: Dec 2001
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| How could it burn that long....don't most last 2 years tops? | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: Jan 2002
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| We have a bulb in our spare room that's been going for 18 years  but I figure that's cos no one ever turns on the light in there anyway  | |||
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| Total Fan  Joined: Jul 2000
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| Hm, I want to get me one of those. __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer. --Bruce Graham | |||
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| Moderator Support Team   | Yeah, I heard about this yesterday. And it's not even at a low wattage!  __________________ | |||
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| Elite Fan  Joined: Sep 2000
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| I had batteries that lasted about 8 years. Constant use too. __________________ "Talk hard, I like that. It's like a dirty thought in a nice clean mind. " | |||
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| Obsessed Fan Joined: Apr 2004
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| how very bizzare! I can't believe they had a birthday party for a light bulb.  __________________ tash Well, isn't it comforting to know that being miserable is still better than being an idiot? - Clare Fisher | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Sep 2004
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| I leanded about this type of thing. Somethime a bulb or batteries can sort of, "reverse short circiut", for lack of a better phrse...making it really hard for them to wear out...I'm not sure how it works, but it has something to do with the flow of electicity through the circuit.... __________________ If the meaning of your marriage can be cheapened by the marriage of two men, how much could it have been worth to begin with? | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Sep 2003
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| i also need one of those. i hate changing lightbulbs. | |||
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| Very spooky __________________ ★ Delta Goodrem ★ Icon Credit - Cheali | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Feb 2003
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| I want a light bulb like that. It seems I put in a new one and the next day it jingles when you shake it. Well, maybe I'm over-exaggerating. But that's what it feels like.  __________________ Continue to give yourself to others because that’s the ultimate satisfaction in life - to love, accept, honor, and help others. - Sarah Ruhl, "Eurydice." icon credit: spikesbint on LJ | |||
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