This bulb spent the last seven-plus years of its life lighting the front bathroom:
The green corrosion around the tip seems strange, given that we don’t use the tub or shower in that bathroom, and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the cause of the failure.
My stock of incandescent bulbs will eventually run out; I must figure out how to light the deaders in an attractive manner.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 