Switching the bulb on creats a very micro-surge ... hence why a bulb predominantly goes when you flick the switch. This coulpled with the fact a traditional filament wears down over the course of it's life (less so when filled with a tungsten based gas) does somewhat lessen it's potential maximum.
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Light blub usually breaks because of a electric surge. They should make light blub have warranty. I would not trust it to last 19 years.
Wow, buzzer, where are you from?
I have only once in my entire life (I'm 40) seen a light bulb break from a surge and it was during a storm.
Switching the bulb on creats a very micro-surge ... hence why a bulb predominantly goes when you flick the switch. This coulpled with the fact a traditional filament wears down over the course of it's life (less so when filled with a tungsten based gas) does somewhat lessen it's potential maximum.