Why do light bulbs burn out?
Light bulbs contain and extremely thin filament inside them that glows when electricity passes through it, producing the light. Over time, the process of repeated heating and cooling causes the filament to become brittle and break. When this happens, the electrical circuit is no longer completed, hence there is no more glow, and the bulb is considered finished or burned out.
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