Even open to the air might not be enough. I just had a couple of self described "revolutionary thermal design" [1] bulbs fail after less than a year in a one en

Even open to the air might not be enough. I just had a couple of self described "revolutionary thermal design" [1] bulbs fail after less than a year in a one end open glass fixture. [1] https://energenie.com/item.aspx?id=8293 https://energenie.com/item.aspx?id=8293