Boing Boing

World's Oldest Lightbulb Succeeds By Being Barely A Lightbulb

A lightbulb in a Livermore, California fire station has burned for more than 120 years, past a million hours, and it is the stock proof that manufacturers once colluded to make bulbs burn out. It is also barely lit: the nominally 60-watt lamp draws four watts, according to…