World's oldest lightbulb still burning bright after 109 years

[daboggeyman]

What! That's unreal that a simple light bulb could last that long , but it's a 60 watt turned on at only 4 watts so I guess that has played a big part in the fact the bulb has lasted this long.

The world's oldest light bulb has been burning for 109 years - so little wonder it has a fan club with thousands of members and its own website.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243138/Still-glowing-strong-109-years-worlds-oldest-lightbulb.html

[Salamander]

That's the problem when the concern is ''making money'', such good lightbulb's ain't good for business.

[daboggeyman]

That's the problem when the concern is ''making money'', such good lightbulb's ain't good for business.

Yep you said it all , kinda funny few things last for a reasonable time and other thing are just made to break and need replacing .  I've been noticing lots of stuff that barely make it pass warranty before it fails . Seems to be the way it is these day.

[Timster]

When products like this are designed, they factor in not only life span, but also the price it costs to manufacture the bulb plus the price they can sell it for.  If a product fails within it's warranty time, it's a dud.  Otherwise, if it fails a day after the warranty expires, it fulfilled whatever guarantee the manufacturer put on the product.  Of course, if longer life span is critical to it's application, I'm sure you can find a superior product.  And with that superior product comes a much higher price.  I think most people are happy swapping out $1 bulbs than a $10 bulb that lasts 3 times it's lifespan.  The guy who buys the $10 bulb bought it because it's cheaper than bringing in the repair guy with a scissor lift to re-lamp a hard to reach fixture.

Awhile back I saw an LED bulb that was designed to fit in an incandescent bulb socket, and it cost $50.  The guy next to me asked who would buy such a thing when they can spend $1.50 for an incandescent bulb?  I told him if I could install that bulb on the ceiling of my barn, and expect it to never burn out in 50 years, it would be worth it.