A lightbulb at a firefighters' station in Livermore, California, has been running for more than 107 years.
In general, firefighters’ stations are pretty high-tech. They’ve got the super-powered hoses, the anti-flammable gear, and the shiny red trucks, always ready to speed their way to an emergency with seconds to spare.
But at the firehouse in Livermore, California, you’ll find one exception to the ultra-modern atmosphere: The “centennial bulb,” a continuously-running lightbulb that recently celebrated its 107th birthday.
The famous lightbulb was declared the world’s oldest by the Guinness Book of World Records way back in 1972, and it’s kept going strong ever since.
“That bulb predates the atomic bomb and the birth of the automobile,” Tom Brammell, the station’s former deputy chief, told The Los Angeles Times. “I thought that for sure it was going to go out 35 years ago, but it fooled me. It fooled everyone.”