odditiesunsolved: The Centennial Light is the world’s longest-lasting light bulb. It is at 4550 East Avenue, Livermore, California, and maintained by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The fire department says that the bulb is at least 110 years old and has been turned off only a handful of times. Due to its longevity, the bulb has been noted by The Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, and General Electric. Moreover it is often cited as evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in the later light bulbs. Crazy. More info at centennialbulb.org.

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The Centennial Light is the world’s longest-lasting light bulb. It is at 4550 East Avenue, Livermore, California, and maintained by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The fire department says that the bulb is at least 110 years old and has been turned off only a handful of times. Due to its longevity, the bulb has been noted by The Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, and General Electric. Moreover it is often cited as evidence for the existence of planned obsolescence in the later light bulbs.

Crazy. More info at centennialbulb.org.

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    and there’s a shiny fire truck too
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    Crazy. More info...centennialbulb.org.
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