a modern lightbulb, when fed 5W of power rather than 100, will last decades too. Probably centuries. Bulbs lit in such a manner typically aren't very useful, though. When that filament glows, it decays. When the temperature of the filament changes, it is weakened. Both effects can be minimized by giving it just enough juice to glow and turning it off as little as possible.

You too can have a century old working light bulb, if you take care of it.

you freak out a little too easy, cory. no offense of course.

i made one of these at a family reunion about 18 months ago. kids loved it, adults were seriously grossed out and segregated this dessert from the others.

As a former airman who blew up munitions that had remained in one piece past their rated shelf life, I can say that this looks very much like shrapnel from a general purpose bomb.

it's dirty, it looks like metal, and it is twisted beyond recognition. there's no scale in the photo, but going by the wood grain I'd say it's at least 4 inches across. I don't think that this is actually part of the bomb casing itself, but rather part of the guide fin assembly that is tacked on the tail end of the bomb to coax it to is destination.

If there is not a military installation within 5 miles, I would hit the library and see if there are any former bombing ranges in the area. California had a few in the WWII era, and an undiscovered, unexploded bomb could definitely produce this projectile.

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that is only one of the *many* cool things about having kids.

$135 for the hat?! Perhaps a philanthropist can buy one and put the pattern online so one can make one themselves.

"milk-nose-snortingly funny"? It was clever, yes.

Though, the British do have a fairly difference sense of humor than I do. I found it clever, that's all.