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Dangling from the ceiling of a California firehouse is a bulb that’s burned for 989,000 hours -- nearly 113 years. Since its first installation in 1901, it has rarely been turned off, has outlived every firefighter from the era, and has been proclaimed the “Eternal Light” by General Electric experts and physicists around the world.
Tracing
the origins of the bulb -- known the Centennial Light -- raises
questions as to whether it is a miracle of physics, or a sign that new
bulbs are weaker. Its longevity still remains a mystery.
I did a post on it a while back that tells the truth and strips the mystery from this long burning bulb.
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