Why do light bulbs burn out right when you turn them on?

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Why do light bulbs burn out right when you turn them on?

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The filament (of incandescent bulbs) it’s very very thin wire. Repeated heating and cooling from turning it on and off gradually weakens it, til one time turning it on and rapidly increasing its temperature causes it to snap which is what makes the lightbulb pop.

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