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Article #20417Re: Flashbulbs (was something stupid and illegal...)
From: Robert Schwartz
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1989 15:14
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1989 15:14
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From article <2929@kitty.UUCP>, by larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman):
>
> In case you are wondering, the Magicube flash lamp used in the
> Instamatic X cameras are fired _mechanically_ by means of a torsion spring
> which causes a striker arm to hit a percussion primer.
>
Which of course makes it possible (although rare) for the cube
to fire if it is dropped. That causes quite a reaction from the dropper
and a bit of surprise to the people around. Of course, this generally
will leave you with one less flash than pictures remaining on your roll.
:-)
--
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!haven!uflorida!gatech!hubcap!rjschw From: rjschw@hubcap.UUCP (Robert Schwartz) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.photo Subject: Re: Flashbulbs (was something stupid and illegal...) Message-ID: <4104@hubcap.UUCP> Date: 16 Jan 89 15:14:36 GMT References: <2929@kitty.UUCP> Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC Lines: 17