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If we could make bulbs that last for decades in 1901, why do yours burn out every few years?

Today, the closest thing we have to an "infinite" bulb is the LED. While an incandescent bulb relies on a wire literally burning until it breaks, LEDs use semiconductors to create light without high heat.

The most damage occurs when you flip the switch. The surge of electricity and rapid temperature change (thermal shock) causes filaments to snap. This bulb has only been turned off a handful of times in over a century. The Phoebus Cartel and Planned Obsolescence If we could make bulbs that last for

The Eternal Glow: Why Your Lightbulbs Don’t Last Forever (But One Has for 120 Years)

The Centennial Light wasn't designed with secret alien technology. Its survival is a result of three simple factors: The most damage occurs when you flip the switch

Originally a 60-watt bulb, it now glows at a dim 4 watts—roughly the brightness of a nightlight. Running at lower power significantly reduces heat stress.

Known as the Centennial Light , this hand-blown bulb hangs in a fire station in Livermore, California . It has outlasted three webcams that were installed just to watch it. The Phoebus Cartel and Planned Obsolescence The Eternal

Unlike modern tungsten filaments, which are thin and fragile, early bulbs used thick carbon. They are remarkably robust.