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2007-01-01 11:08:28 · 7 answers · asked by TheApocalypticOrgasm 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
According to "Mythbusters" its been on about 105 or 106 years.
2007-01-01 11:16:19 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hanging on an electrical cord over the fire engines at the Livermore - Pleasanton Fire Department's Station Number Six is a light bulb. But it's not just any light bulb. This light bulb has been burning since 1901! It is considered the longest-burning bulb in the world.
The Livermore Centennial Light was manufactured in 1901 by the Shelby Electric Company. It is a hand-blown bulb with a carbon filament. It uses approximately 4 watts of electricity. The bulb has been left burning continuously in the firehouse as a night light over the fire trucks since 1901.
Regular incandescent light bulbs last about 750 to 2,000 hours, if they were left continuous burning. Fluorescent lights can last 20,000 hours. As of June 8, 2002, its 101st Birthday, this bulb has reportedly been burning more than 800,000 hours!! It's even made the Guiness
Source(s):
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/time_machi...
2007-01-01 12:28:23 · answer #2 · answered by clumsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hanging on an electrical cord over the fire engines at the Livermore - Pleasanton Fire Department's Station Number Six is a light bulb. But it's not just any light bulb. This light bulb has been burning since 1901! It is considered the longest-burning bulb in the world.
The Livermore Centennial Light was manufactured in 1901 by the Shelby Electric Company. It is a hand-blown bulb with a carbon filament. It uses approximately 4 watts of electricity. The bulb has been left burning continuously in the firehouse as a night light over the fire trucks since 1901.
Regular incandescent light bulbs last about 750 to 2,000 hours, if they were left continuous burning. Fluorescent lights can last 20,000 hours. As of June 8, 2002, its 101st Birthday, this bulb has reportedly been burning more than 800,000 hours!! It's even made the Guiness
2007-01-01 11:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Theres a lightbulb in some fire department some where thats been burning for like 105 years it even has it own webcam! Theres a couple long burning ones on this website
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/lightbulbs.html
2007-01-01 11:16:11 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
105 years
2007-01-02 08:37:05 · answer #5 · answered by justin_17_va 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
over 100 years
2007-01-01 11:58:11 · answer #6 · answered by signmypoodle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't answer peoples question when u don't give the right anwser and btw i did try to do it by myself and i couldn't that WHY i posted the questions to get HELP!this is called yahoo answers
2007-01-01 11:45:37 · answer #7 · answered by QueenVicky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋