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2. Longest-lasting light bulbs - Wikipedia

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   The fifth-longest-lasting light bulb was located in a fire house in Mangum, Oklahoma. It was installed circa 1926–1929. The bulb was not attached to any special electrical supply, and when the power went off, so did the bulb. [2] The firefighters in Mangum were willing to show visitors the light bulb as long as they were not busy with ...

3. Centennial Light - Wikipedia

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   The pendant light at Fire Station #6 in which the bulb is installed. The Centennial Light was originally a 60-watt bulb, but has since dimmed significantly and is now as bright as a 4-watt bulb. [7] [8] [9] The hand-blown, carbon-filament common light bulb was invented by Adolphe Chaillet, a French engineer who filed a patent for this socket ...

4. Palace Theater Light - Wikipedia

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   The bulb has its own power supply. [4] The Palace Theater Light was once thought to be the longest-running light bulb in the world. [5] [3] It appeared in the 1970 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records before it was replaced by the Centennial Light two years later when it was discovered to be older.

5. Photoflood - Wikipedia

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   Photoflood lamps are a type of incandescent light bulb designed for use as a continuous light source for photographic lighting. [1] The filaments of such lamps are operated at much higher temperatures than is the case for standard, general lighting service lamps. The result is a brilliance of light much higher than the lamp's wattage rating ...

6. Sustainable lighting - Wikipedia

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   This approach also augments artificial light efficiency. Energy efficient lighting is not simply finding the most light for the least wattage or the longest lasting light bulb. Proper sizing of the light to the needs of the location and the tasks that will be performed, called task lighting, is an energy saving strategy." [3]

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8. Phoebus cartel - Wikipedia

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   The Phoebus cartel was an international cartel that controlled the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs in much of Europe and North America between 1925 and 1939. . The cartel took over market territories and lowered the useful life of such bulbs, which is commonly cited as an example of planned obsolescen

9. 19 Foods That Last Forever - AOL

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   19 Foods That Last Forever. Discovering the ruins of an ancient civilization is an undeniably exciting event. Architecture, relics and art can reveal so much about the past. Sadly, it's easy for ...