On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:28:53 -0500 (EST)
William Donzelli <aw288 at osfn.org> wrote:
   You could say
that.  The 4W GE light bulb in question hasn't
 been lit  continuously, but the same bulb hasn't blown since
 it was manufactured  in 1901. 
 There are actually a number of ancient bulbs around the country
 that refuse to die. Pretty neat, anyway.
  
 And I would bet that General Electric, Sylvania, and a few other
concerns have people who study these bulbs to make sure they don't
make any more like them.
  William Donzelli
 aw288 at 
osfn.org