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Author The 106 year bulb
andy1868
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5th Feb 07 at 20:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Apparently this bulb has been on for the last 106 years

i wonder if its energy efficient

http://www.centennialbulb.org/cam.htm

[Edited on 05-02-2007 by andy1868]
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Were you watching Mythbusters?
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i wasn't, but my boss has been
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It's just blown.
andy1868
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you blurtstain, i looked then and all
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
It's just blown.

No
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My old school has a webcam on the main door
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin


My old school has a webcam on the main door


Pedo cam?
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5th Feb 07 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will be to keep the pesky 29 year olds posing as 12 year olds sneaking in.
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did they have cameras back then to proove this
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5th Feb 07 at 20:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes, it's a 106 year old webcam.
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wast of electricity, leaving it on in the day.
bloody americans
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
Apparently this bulb has been on for the last 106 years


Andy, what happens during a power cut?
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It's a fire station, it has an instant backup generator
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quote:
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It's a fire station, it has an instant backup generator


Did it have that 106 years ago though?
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its hard to say, this is exactly why i put "apparently" at the start of my sentance
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6th Feb 07 at 00:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its not been on constantly though for 106 years... it has had breaks
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1937, when it was off for about a week they lied to us
Ben G
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i cant even see it
k e l
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has someone lent on the switch
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WTF, so thier saying they havent had a power cut in 106 years
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