Lightbulb still burning 110 years on

The Northern California town of Livermore is once again preparing to celebrate a light bulb that has been glowing for more than a century. The four-watt workhorse has shone more-or-less continuously since 1901.

“Nobody knows how it's possible. It is a 60 watt bulb and it's only turned on for about 4 watts but nobody knows why it keeps burning.

We've had scientists from all over the country look at this light bulb, of course nobody has ever been able to touch this light bulb,” said Lynn Owens, a retired division chief with the Livermore Fire Department and chairman of the town's light bulb centennial committee.   link