Old faithful
This lightbulb has burned continuously in a fire station in Livermore, California since 1901. Not the same fire station, and it’s been off a few times for power outages and moving fire station. It is a handblown bulb with carbon filament, invented by Adolphe A. Chaillet.
When first manufactured, it burned at 60 watts. It is now 4. I know the feeling.
It has a website that hasn’t been updated since 2015, and boy does it look like it. The webcam is no longer operational, but the AI who lives in my browser says it’s still burning. Wikipedia seems to agree.
It is open to the public.
And with that, weasel doth vamoose. I’ve just been reminded my art club newsletter should go out Wednesday.
April 29, 2024 — 6:59 pm
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