Lad@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoWhat's an example of something that was just done right the first time round?message-squaremessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down10
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an example of something that was just done right the first time round?Lad@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 days agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareQuarterSwede@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·4 days agoThey still made them too. 130V bulbs / garage bulbs / heavy duty bulbs all lasted far longer on 120V because the filament was thicker. They basically never went out.
minus-squareBougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 days agoThere’s a famous example of one of these bulbs that’s been in operation since 1901 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light
minus-squareTanis Nikana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoUntil some bastard up on Denali shot a football through it, just so humanity would feel loss for the first time in 15,000 years. They grieved over a bulb cause they hadn’t lost anything else.
They still made them too. 130V bulbs / garage bulbs / heavy duty bulbs all lasted far longer on 120V because the filament was thicker. They basically never went out.
There’s a famous example of one of these bulbs that’s been in operation since 1901
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light
Until some bastard up on Denali shot a football through it, just so humanity would feel loss for the first time in 15,000 years.
They grieved over a bulb cause they hadn’t lost anything else.