The centenary lamp, which lights up 117 years without stopping, as
!! recorded in the Guinness Book of Records
The story of the lamp that has been working for 120 years non-stop, more than a million hours, how is that?! Where did this amazing lamp come from?! How did he manage to work all this time without stopping?! This is evidence that man was making things with high quality and mastery. After more than a million years of use, and more than a century of time, it is still steadfast until now!! It was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the most durable light bulb.
In a fire station in a city in California, USA, there is an electric lamp that has been lit since it was first turned on in 1901 AD.
This lamp was famous as the “Centennial Lamp”, as it is considered the most operated lamp in history, as it has been working and shining continuously since its installation and operation for the first time since 1901 AD. It only stopped for a very short period of time, not exceeding 22 minutes in 1976 AD, when the fire station was moved from its place to Elsewhere .
The centenary lamp has been lit for 117 years
This lamp was first made in the Shelby Company in Ohio in the nineteenth century, and it was bought by Dennis Bernal, owner of the Livermore Energy and Water Company in 1901 AD, but he sold the company in the same year and donated the lamp to a local firefighting station.
The lamp moved between several places until it settled in Fire Station No. 6 in Livermore, California, where it became a distinctive mark and the pride of the city of Livermore.
Although the operating power of the lamp decreased from 30 watts since the beginning of its operation to only 4 watts, it is still steadfast, working and lighting up.
This centenary lamp was registered in the Guinness Book of Records in 1972 as the most durable electric lamp, and now it holds the record for being the lamp with the longest operating time in history.
It is strange and funny that this lamp has its own site where you can watch this lamp as it lights up room 6 in a live and real broadcast via a digital camera on this site of the lamp.
Although the very long life of this lamp may be due to its unique design, all lamps at that time used to work for very long periods, which in our time is considered strange and unusual.
In the twenties of the last century, the major companies manufacturing light bulbs met and agreed to form a global conglomerate called “Vibus” and its goal is to set standards that limit the life of light bulbs, as it does not exceed a thousand working hours, making it more efficient and effective, and strict laws were established that punish anyone who violates these laws. of the companies that are members of the consortium.
In fact, these companies invented the thousand-hour law so that they could collect as much revenue as possible from selling those light bulbs by selling them to the same customers over and over again because those customers would find themselves needing new bulbs every thousand hours.
But this alliance or conglomerate did not live long. It dissolved after a few years, but its laws are still alive to the present time, including the planned obsolescence standard according to which lamps are designed with a short period of use so that companies can make a profit.
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