out of the blue one of the philips 150 watt incandescent lamps that i had in a celling fan decided to literally explode ,the bulb ruptured sending glass everywhere,any explanation for this stange hapening?

Ah yes, this has happened to me in the past!

Most probably an arc caused by the filament breaking while lit (maybe it was old and/or being shaken by vibrations from the fan motor.

When a filament breaks in this way it causes an arc to form across the supports, and this arc has negative resistance. So as a result a few hundred amps flow across it, as the current is limited only by the resistance of the circuit wiring.
The arc goes out when a fuse or circuit breaker trips, this is usually within milliseconds of the arc's birth but this is enough time for the massive surge of heat created by the arc to shatter the bulb... a bit like running a HID lamp without a ballast 

the fan was on low speed so it didnt vibrate much,the bulbs were new old stock phillips bulbs still in the original cartons.

In the days before you could get desk lamps with halogen capsule lamps I had a desk lamp with a 40w (I think) screw base incandescent lamp. One night, I switched it on, and the lamp went bang. The glass did not shatter or anything, the bulb part of the lamp separated itself from the metal screw base, came flying out of the lamp, bounced off the desk and onto the floor. Came as a bit of a surprise!

I've heard about this happening, but never seen the lamp EXPLODE just separate from the base probably from the heat

I've heard about this happening, but never seen the lamp EXPLODE just separate from the base probably from the heat

im really not sure what caused the lamp to fail in such a viloent manner this happened after opperating the bulb for 5 minutes,i dont know if it matters but the bulb was opperating base down,the lamp made a very loud poping sound when the bulb ruptured,but its not unexpected lately i have been having the most rotten luck with light bulbs.

Did it turn yellow before it exploded?

Did it turn yellow before it exploded?

no.

I once had a weird thing happen to an incandescent lamp in my bedroom years ago.  It was kind of cold in there when I turned on the light.  When I turned it on, the bulb made a popping sound, but lit for several seconds before going out.  When I looked at it, the bulb had cracked and allowed air to get inside.  That one was coated in yellow inside from the filament burning up.
It was a GE bulb, but I don't remember if it was a 60 watt soft white, a 55 watt Miser or it may have been a 52 watt Energy Choice.

I once had a weird thing happen to an incandescent lamp in my bedroom years ago.  It was kind of cold in there when I turned on the light.  When I turned it on, the bulb made a popping sound, but lit for several seconds before going out.  When I looked at it, the bulb had cracked and allowed air to get inside.  That one was coated in yellow inside from the filament burning up.
It was a GE bulb, but I don't remember if it was a 60 watt soft white, a 55 watt Miser or it may have been a 52 watt Energy Choice.

Probably thermal shock did the lamp. Same as pouring cold water on a hot lamp will cause it to crack. What your did was the heated gas inside the lamp started heating the top of the lamp while the rest remained cold. (That's what I think happened.)

It didn't exactly explode,but I remember one time when I was a little kid and was turning a small lamp off and on a bunch of times,then the bulb went out,made a bit of a farting sound and turned black and let out some smoke.

one time i got a little water on a light bulb a small crack formed and then the bulb filled up with white smoke and went out.

one time i got a little water on a light bulb a small crack formed and then the bulb filled up with white smoke and went out.

I did that too, many years ago. But I was not as lucky as you - the lamp didn't crack ... it went bang instead, sendng flying glass towards me 

@sparkie this might sound like a dumb question,but was it an incandescent lamp?

I had one that exploded. It was a Philips 90w Econ-o-watt inside frosted lamp. The cause was weird. The outer glass had a very slow leaking hairline crack. I left it on and later in the day I found the bulb had gone black and shattered!