Posted May 6, 2008 by Christen Costa in Lighting
 
 

107-year-old Light Bulb Still Burns

107 year old light bulb 107 year old Light Bulb Still Burns

If this isn’t proof that GE and every other light bulb manufacture has built obsolescent light bulbs for decades, I don’t know what is. Located at a Livermore, California firestation, the 4-watt bulb got its own 100 year celebration (7 years ago) and has burned more than 1 million hours.

[NBC10]



Christen Costa

 

Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."