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The lightbulb that's burned for 120 years draws four watts - Boing Boing

Published by Boing Boing By Ellsworth Toohey · 2 August 2026 at 20:04
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The lightbulb that's burned for 120 years draws four watts - Boing Boing
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The Phoebus cartel capped bulbs at 1,000 hours in 1925. The 120-year-old Livermore bulb draws just 4 watts.

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