Eternal flame in lightbulb form?

[grond]

I'm not so sure about this one, since I can't find it on the internet. Someone I work with was talking about a lightbulb that will never burn out. It sounds possible, but a little unlikely. I was wondering if anyone here heard anything of the sort.

[rincewind]

They might have meant LED's. The little guys are getting more and more prevalent and last an extremely long time. You could conceivably get a LED light bulb which lasts longer than you do.

A lot of low vision equipment uses LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology because it's likely to outlive the patient, who won't need to try to change a little light bulb with their reduced acuity.

[janeravenswood]

There's this one: www.snopes.com/science/lightbulb.asp it's been lit for a looooong time.

Andrea