The LA Times has write a sweet lilliputian feature film about Livermore Fire House ’s lightbulb that has been incinerate for 107 years without a break — unless you count the 22 mo it take to transport the bulb from Fire Department HQ to Station No . 6 in 1979 . That ’s almost a million hours ’ worth of low - electric power , you know . Unofficial keeper of the bulb , retired fire-eater Tom Bramell think its longevity is down to previous - fashioned craftsmanship . “ I believe the bulb has detain animated so many days because the makers yield it a perfect seal , so no air fix inside the bulb to help oneself disintegrate the carbon paper filament . This bulb operates in a emptiness and it does n’t burn hot . That ’s the secret . ” [ LA TimesviaBoing Boing ]
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