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This Lightbulb Was Switched On In 1901 — And It’s Still Going
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| June 21, 2021
| Gabe Paoletti
Posted on 10/15/2023 3:42:07 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: dfwgator
[excluding a short interval in 1976 when the bulb was disconnected from electricity for 22 minutes]
No insult to Gerald Ford intended whatsoever. But a slight excuse just to use a movie gif! :)
Of course, being Hollywood, that same movie also insulted Ronald Reagan and Anita Bryant (no doubt thanks to Harvey Milk)
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posted on
10/16/2023 1:04:30 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Leaning Right
Incandescent light bulbs last their longest when switched on and never turned off. They nearly always burn out during that sudden rush of current hits the filament before it’s resistance can rise above a pure short. Thus the bright flash.
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posted on
10/16/2023 1:10:30 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: EvilCapitalist
Turnint themoff and on gives them shorter lifespans.
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posted on
10/16/2023 1:57:05 AM PDT
by
arthurus
( covfefe=><=)
To: ladyjane
It has always been that way. I work with an inventor but since he worka foe a company, all his inventions are owned by the conpany and not him. He agreed to that stipulation when he took the job.
I know you will now say that this is theft or something of the sort and this is how the rich stay rich. But it is a better way than him than trying to sell his idea and getting no where. He at least gets a nice salary with no need to create a business from the ground up.
It is not perfect.
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posted on
10/16/2023 2:19:02 AM PDT
by
joma89
(Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
To: Clutch Martin
I have two light bulbs in my master bedroom closet that are 22 years old. I find that amazing.
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I have two G.E. 60 watters in a hallway that were here when I moved here in Dec. 1992. One switch controls both of them and they are used a lot
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posted on
10/16/2023 2:49:19 AM PDT
by
Graybeard58
(There are only two sexes but there are 57 different types of queers.)
To: poinq
It also has a sturdier fulfillment.Filament?
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posted on
10/16/2023 5:57:25 AM PDT
by
USS Alaska
(NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
To: xp38
Everything is political according to the Left. Which is why, in conjunction with their innate, uncontrollable urge to control others through raw power, the Left destroys everything they touch. There are no exceptions to this reality.
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posted on
10/16/2023 6:01:03 AM PDT
by
glennaro
(Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
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