Talk:Longest-lasting light bulbs

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This is a very unsatisfactory article! It has no discussion of, or links to info about, what makes bulbs last long (operating at lower voltage and having very stable conditions, not being turned on and off), and which types of bulbs last the longest (LED).-69.87.200.219 00:04, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree LED's are the longest lasting light bulbs This has many flawsJasonIqbal 23:47, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

There are Mercury Vapor bulbs estimated to have 300,000 hours on them at replacement. The people on lighting-gallery.net know of a few. They have a forum at 66.114.93.6 (talk) 16:42, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

moved from article by me (Stephen Gilbert 18:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)):

Burned out?
So the third and fifth have burned out. Doesn't that mean they should no longer be third and fifth? Maybe a new section with bulbs that lasted a long time could be added. Brted (talk) 14:43, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

comment
"In terms of consistantly longest lasting light bulbs L.E.D.'s are the longest lasting bulbs (most last 60,000 or 100,000 hours), but are not 'True bulbs' in a sense that they are not made of glass"-JasonIqbal 00:00, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Motives?
Is there a human sentimentality towards light bulbs that exceed their lifespans? Or perhaps to devices in general? Is it just me or is this a common emotion for people to feel? Pendragon39 05:39, 14 November 2007 (UTC)


 * It would be exceeding their lifespans if these were those later mass-produced lightbulbs. But these bulbs were created before that time.
 * I'd ask what are motives to achieve records and keeping them of anything at all? You should ask Guinness Book of Records, what they think? 93.106.177.245 (talk) 15:01, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Rijeka's bulb
In a theatre i Rijeka (Croatia) there is a working light bulb from 1885! It's the oldest working light bulb in the world —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.150.227.29 (talk) 11:49, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Rename
Enough with the LED comments. We all know this is about incandescent bulbs, so lets rename it: List of long-lived incandescent light bulbs.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 22:46, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Art. ignores reason for longevity
There is no mention of the world's oldest incandescent bulb being used at extremely low wattage for its design. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.44.153 (talk) 21:01, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

clifton's cafeteria neon light
In the news recently is a forgotten neon light at Clifton's Cafeteria, CA. 66.114.93.6 (talk) 23:04, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Removed: Sixth longest-lasting light bulb
The sixth longest lasting light bulb is a bulb installed on the ceiling of a cave in the Cave of the Winds in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA it has been in use since 1904 Mike Rosoft (talk) 19:16, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The section is completely unreferenced
 * If it has been in use since 1904, it's older than the longest-lasting one in Livermore.

Ediswan light bulb still glowing in Heysham after 130 years
In the news today http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-21467608 which is older than the Centennial Light --TrogWoolley (talk) 12:51, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

There are probably many "longest".
I did some restoration work on my state's National War Memorial in 2001. It was built in 1928 and as a memorial it has had it's lights on 24/7 since 1931 barring the occasional power failure. The arch at the top was thought to be solid but during the restoration we found you could climb through it from one side to the other via a hole punched in the ceiling. Inside we found four of eight light bulbs in the ceiling were still lit and had been burning continuously since 1931 making them 70 years old. I took one bulb home where I keep it on display and as far as I know the other 3 bulbs are still burning...after 89 years.

While it might seem astonishing
This doesn seem like an encyclopedic tone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.80.128.50 (talk) 16:20, 11 October 2022 (UTC)