Friday, May 9, 2008

Now, That's One Old Lightbulb-- 107 and Counting

A short blurb and picture in the May 7th Chicago Tribune about the 4 watt light bulb that has been burning in the Livermore, Ca. Fire Station No. 6 for 107 years.

It us a low-watt with a curlicue carbon element and has been named the world's longest continuously-burning bulb by both Guinness World Records and Ripley's Believe It Or Not.

For some reason, it never gets turned off-- or dusted.

I did some more research and found that it has its own website and live cam. Went to the site, but the server was overloaded and shut down. It is called the Livermore Centennial Light and hangs 15 feet above the fire engines at the station located at 4550 East Avenue. It gives off a faint glow and surprisingly, the best way to keep a low-watt light like this burning for extended times is to keep it on.

www.centennialbulb.org

There is an article about it and others in Wikipedia under Longest-Lasting Light Bulbs. You can see it yourself if there are any firemen around.

Now, That's Mighty Old. And, I Can't Even Keep One for More Than a Year. --Old Coot

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