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Century-Old Bulb From Ohio Site Still Works
Manufacturing.net ^
| Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:55am
| AP
Posted on 03/27/2012 8:42:55 AM PDT by palmer
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- At least one of five century-old incandescent light bulbs still works after being pulled from the cornerstone of a Cleveland-area building along with a time capsule
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: globalwarming
Made in America by General Electric. Nowadays GE sells loans and mercury bulbs from China.
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:43:03 AM PDT
by
palmer
To: palmer
Well, it ought to. It was never used.
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:45:56 AM PDT
by
Defiant
(If there are infinite parallel universes, why Lord, am I living in the one with Obama as President?)
To: Defiant
wow. a test on how good the vacuum seal was ...
To: palmer
I remember reading something, some time ago, about how one of the original light bulbs is still burning, somewhere. Not sure if it’s true, though.
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:50:15 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Soli Deo Gloria!)
To: palmer
“At least one of five century-old incandescent light bulbs still works after being pulled from the cornerstone of a Cleveland-area building...”
And was immediately banned by a rabid eviromentalist
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:51:47 AM PDT
by
fungoking
(Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
To: Jane Long
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:52:20 AM PDT
by
MeganC
(No way in Hell am I voting for Mitt Romney. Not now, not ever. Deal with it.)
To: Jane Long
I remember reading something, some time ago, about how one of the original light bulbs is still burning, somewhere. Not sure if its true, though. It's in a fire station in Palo Alto CA.
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:52:29 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
To: Jane Long
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:52:48 AM PDT
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: Jane Long
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:53:02 AM PDT
by
deport
(..............God Bless Texas............)
To: Jane Long
To: Jane Long
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:54:19 AM PDT
by
sheana
To: Defiant
Now if it had burned all this time, THAT would be something.
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posted on
03/27/2012 8:56:15 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: palmer
Ironic........what Americans thought was a new and novel technology, and now we are trying to outlaw it............
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posted on
03/27/2012 9:09:42 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If the Government can make you buy health insurance, they can make you buy a Volt................)
To: Red Badger
Yep. And the old bulbs were more safe. I've had two of those Chi-com made energy efficient bulbs burst into flame so far. If I hadn't been home when it happened, I would have lost the entire house.
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posted on
03/27/2012 9:25:30 AM PDT
by
PowderMonkey
(WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
To: DannyTN
There was an article a year or so ago about a bulb that had been burning for 100 years or so. It was in a warehouse, I think. Now that is impressive.
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posted on
03/27/2012 9:27:48 AM PDT
by
Defiant
(If there are infinite parallel universes, why Lord, am I living in the one with Obama as President?)
To: palmer
We have one of those. It came from hubbys great aunts front porch, and stayed lit 24/7, never turned off. We don't use it, but it is still good. This is from the 1920's era.
What's it worth? nada, just curiosity.
To: PowderMonkey
THAT’s primarily why I now have (and growing the supply) 100-60w & 250-100w bulbs in usage/storage in my supply-filled basement. None of that gov’t-mandated crap will ever come in here. Never.
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posted on
03/27/2012 10:11:10 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(I'll "vote for an orange juice can", over Barry 0bummer and another 4yrs of his Regime From Hell!)
To: palmer
Discovered just in time for Obama to shut down all of the coal fired power plants in Ohio....
(Irony: The Mark of Quality Literature)
To: palmer
There is a bulb in Menlo Park that has been burning for a hundred years. They make sure not to make them that well any more.
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posted on
03/27/2012 1:16:02 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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