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When electric current flows through the tiny wire inside the light bulb, the electrical

energy heats the wire so hot that it radiates light and heat. If the wire was in air,

it would immediately burn up. But all the air has been removed from the light bulb,

so the wire lasts for a while even though it's so hot.

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