Video containing the possible world record holder for Longest running fluoros « on: July 23, 2023, 06:42:48 PM » Author: Lamp_o_watcher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLfQf303Jdw At around the ~5 Minute mark we can see 3 running fluorescent lamps. This gas station has been abandoned since the 70s/80s, meaning these lamps have been running for the better part of AT LEAST 40 years. This may *possibly* be the world record, if these lamps were not turned on by some random person who was exploring the place.
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	Re: Video containing the possible world record holder for Longest running fluoros « Reply #1 on: July 23, 2023, 07:55:27 PM » Author: Rommie
The registration plates he found had expired in 1991/92, so someone was there at that time.
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	Re: Video containing the possible world record holder for Longest running fluoros « Reply #2 on: July 23, 2023, 11:01:22 PM » Author: Lamp_o_watcher
It could be that the owner of the plates bought extra time for the tag, altho idk if that is a thing in the US, it is a thing here in SA. If you dont know, basically, a person would pay a fee to the traffic police (our DMV equivalent) and the plates would expire 10 years after the last renewal (instead of 5)
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	Re: Video containing the possible world record holder for Longest running fluoros « Reply #3 on: July 24, 2023, 04:43:09 AM » Author: dor123
Quote from: Lamp_o_watcher on July 23, 2023, 06:42:48 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLfQf303Jdw At around the ~5 Minute mark we can see 3 running fluorescent lamps. This gas station has been abandoned since the 70s/80s, meaning these lamps have been running for the better part of AT LEAST 40 years! This may *possibly* be the world record, if these lamp were not turned on by some random person who was exploring the place. The fact that this place abandoned since the 70s/80s, don't meaning that the lighting remained on.
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	Re: Video containing the possible world record holder for Longest running fluoros « Reply #4 on: July 24, 2023, 09:06:02 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Exactly, which is why he said 'possibly' and didn't make a sweeping statement of 'fact'.
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	Re: Video containing the possible world record holder for Longest running fluoros « Reply #5 on: July 24, 2023, 06:10:09 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I'm gonna say that someone owns that station and still uses it as a personal workshop/storage !  There's NO WAY the power's been on for 30 yrs. or more without someone paying the bill . It's definitely NOT abandoned and the guy filming the video and pillageing around through everything was trespassing .  When you're out in the middle of nowhere like that station is , you don't need to worry about securing anything as no one is around to steal/vandalize anything .
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	Re: Video containing the possible world record holder for Longest running fluoros « Reply #7 on: July 24, 2023, 06:37:07 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I've been to that part of the country and I can say that rubber items don't typically fair too well when left outside . So , since there's also pumps inside , I'd say that someone's using the place for storage . There also looked to be very little dust settled on everything . Plus , at the end of the video there's a quick glimpse of a case of fluorescent tubes right by the door as the guy went back out .
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	Re: Video containing the possible world record holder for Longest running fluoros « Reply #8 on: July 24, 2023, 07:36:01 PM » Author: Lamp_o_watcher
Yeah same story here in KSA, anything made of plastic/rubber becomes dust after 5 or so years.
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