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Posted by Mark Fontana (Member # 153) on 09-19-1999, 11:26 PM:
While browsing eBay today, I came across a Japanese carbon arc lamp marketed as a health product. Bask in unfiltered ultraviolet rays in the comfort of your own home... It even comes with extra carbons!
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=162491105 Having found this, I did a search for "carbon arc" and found this listing, featuring a very interesting theory of how carbon arc illumination actually works...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=164734095
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 09-20-1999, 03:56 AM:
Health product? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!
Many a projectionist got lung cancer from those awesome things!
Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 09-20-1999, 07:10 PM:
So that's why my carbons always caught on fire.