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- twertyto, on 05/09/2008, -4/+122Congrats on stupidiest comment of the year. It's called a generator.
- neocr0n, on 05/09/2008, -1/+119"the company that made it went out of business in 1914" of course it did, it made something that lasts, talk about bad business practices.
- inactive, on 05/09/2008, -0/+90I remember reading about this not too long ago. Apparently they get visitors from all over the world just to see this bulb. I'm just fine seeing it on video, thanks.
- HarryWatson00, on 05/09/2008, -20/+70BigManOnCampus...have you ever heard of a power generator...its a pretty common thing for a fire department to have one of those...you should be burried as unintelligent...
- SRSco, on 05/09/2008, -0/+49In 1976, the fire department moved to Fire Station #6 with the bulb; the bulb's cord was severed for fear that unscrewing it could damage it. It was deprived of electricity for only ten minutes during the transfer, which was made in a specially designed box and with full firetruck escort. An electrician was on hand to install the bulb into the new fire station's emergency generator. In 2001, the bulb's 100th birthday was celebrated with a community barbecue and live music.[4] As of 2006, the bulb has been continuously lit for 30 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light - NaziHatinChimp, on 05/09/2008, -3/+50So why does my modern day light bulb burn out way before that? We are being robbed!
- wonderchemist, on 05/09/2008, -0/+46Some parts of the grid were exempt from the rolling blackouts. I know medical faculties where one of them. It's likely firehouse were also exempted, or contacted in advance and told to turn on their backup generators.
- dean888, on 05/09/2008, -2/+42No way I'm clicking on that link! how long would it take to download a 107year long video?!!!
- dafragsta, on 05/09/2008, -1/+39They don't make ANYTHING like they used to.
- blast_flame, on 05/09/2008, -0/+38It only going off during the blackouts would still be impressive.
- nicksargeant, on 05/09/2008, -4/+40What is with all the ***** stupid comments recently...
- DaDrake, on 05/09/2008, -6/+38For me, lightbulbs always seem to go bad when you turn them on (that little lightning-flash you see). Can't remember any bulb going bad while allready burning. Perhaps....lightbulbs only go bad when turning on/off.
- AlwaysAwake, on 05/09/2008, -6/+35If they could do this 107 years ago, GE could do it today, if it didn't threaten their big stockholders, also in the oil business, as well as the bulb business. GE recently announced a 2 times more efficient bulb to come in 2010. Why not now ? Have one 4 times as efficient, and bragging about holding it back from the market.
- tehWyman, on 08/19/2009, -1/+30How do you expect a light bulb making company to make any money if they only sell bulbs once?
- nodehopper, on 05/09/2008, -8/+36Dummies !!!
It lasted because the filament is thick and inefficient and hardly puts out much light. Modern incandecent bulbs are brighter and more efficient because they have a much thinner filament which glows brighter and is more efficient but doesn't last as long.
***** duh..... - ghank, on 05/09/2008, -11/+37HarryWatson00...have you ever heard of a reply button...its a pretty common thing for forums to have one of those...you should be burried as unintelligent...
- thomas, on 05/09/2008, -1/+25They showed this light bulb on the Mythbusters once.
- Adys, on 05/09/2008, -2/+24Comment abuse for YouTube mirror.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjjCtBviqrw
Safari users are getting blocked on MSN video. Bonus: no ***** up ad position. - lorductape, on 05/09/2008, -2/+24"Your operating system is not supported"
:- - mnemy, on 05/09/2008, -1/+23"Don't make em like they used to"
- AngelBunny, on 05/09/2008, -2/+23ups is for smaller things like computers and have a short life spam but generators work for larger things like a block of houses or a building.
- MrMil, on 05/09/2008, -1/+20OOOOooo....good point. Because Fire Departments probably have absolutely NO contingency plans in the case of blackout. California is the only state in the union to have banned generators in all public buildings.
I wish I could slap you. - Brak710101, on 05/09/2008, -2/+18I've watched them go out right in front of me with constant power, but It is true that the shock of power being applied will cause a failure to happen if a defect exists.
- kemp34, on 05/09/2008, -2/+17You have never heard of automatic back up power? LOL
- LongShlong, on 05/09/2008, -2/+17Congrats for taking part in the stupidest argument of the century.
- leoedin, on 05/09/2008, -1/+15Thank you for speaking sense instead of the sensationalist conspiracy drivel that comes out of most of digg.
Of course, you got buried for it. - Unclekoolaid, on 05/09/2008, -1/+14Whoa whoa whoa hold on there, youtube is over THERE
- BadseedJR, on 05/09/2008, -1/+14Perhaps you're dumb. I've seen many a "reply" link right below every post.
- Llanowar, on 05/09/2008, -0/+13Yeah, that lightbulb is older than the internet!
- humbled, on 05/09/2008, -0/+12Inaccurate. The filaments heat up and will eventually fatigue. The initial stress of the current on the bulb is greater than the stress during operation, so that is a frequent point of failure, but it is most definitely possible for incandescent lights to burn out during operation.
- micro506, on 05/09/2008, -0/+12George should have hired those guys for the Frogger machine
- bulletproofbra, on 05/09/2008, -3/+15Hence: Capitalism destroys us all. Mmm, the thought of landfills overflowing with short-life crap just so some company can stick more money in the bank. Yay western society!
- MrMil, on 05/09/2008, -0/+11He thought he was blowing the cover right off there, eh?
If this guy is big man on campus he must be home schooled. - phyx726, on 05/09/2008, -1/+12congrats mil, you're an *****.
- smokeymcdank, on 05/09/2008, -2/+13Filmed in the light, yea it may not seem like that much light. Plus, remember that 109 ago there was no color, everything was in sepia so they needed less light. Duh!
- dougfunny, on 05/09/2008, -1/+12dude, if there was a better alternative a smaller company would start producing it and the bigger companies would be forced to change
- juiceguy20, on 05/09/2008, -7/+18The energizer bunny could take notes from this light bulb.
- MrMil, on 05/09/2008, -2/+13Even stranger is the fact that this same story has been on digg for 108 years.
Weird, huh? - PleaseJustDie, on 05/09/2008, -0/+11and the results were...?
- cramming, on 05/09/2008, -6/+16Al Gore does not approve of this non-compact fluorescent light bulb .
- mlawrence, on 05/09/2008, -4/+14Turning a lightbulb off and on is what causes it to burn out.
- neuens07, on 05/10/2008, -0/+10What if I don't feel like it? Just TRY to stop me
- Locke23, on 05/09/2008, -1/+10so has the tree outside my window...
your argument is flawed. - inactive, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9They had video 107 years ago?
- curtis87xc03, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8The reason they blow out when you turn them on is because when the filament is cool there is less resistance, so when you turn it on there is extra power for a split second while the filament heats up.
- alpha88, on 05/09/2008, -1/+9You know what's strange? My operating system (Mac OS X Leopard) isn't supported either. And yet, when I click "Continue Anyway" it works just fine!!! ***** Microsoft and their *****.
- ClemyNX, on 05/09/2008, -1/+8I do
- jayselle, on 05/09/2008, -8/+15Buried because the site (MSN Video) doesn't support Safari and prompted a page that said "Your browsers is not supported".
- milkmage, on 05/09/2008, -1/+8Dumbass. I live in California, and am on the same portion of the power grid as a firehouse - guess what, we're exempt from rolling blackouts because of.. wait for it.. the FIREHOUSE. Yeah, see, there are certain parts of the grid that are exempt from rolling blackouts because there's a hospital, firehouse, or police station, I think even banks (because of electrically sealed vaults and alarm systems)
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