From: John Cremati (johnjohnc@core.com)
Date: 11/24/02-09:35:32 PM Z
You should buy your bulbs at Sears, they never ask any questions..
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Prokos" <johnprokos@hotmail.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:03 PM
Subject: UV Radiation is good for me.
> I have some fairly quirky ideas, in general I am a touch crazy. Anyway, I
> was looking at the packaging on the Phillips 175 Watt Metal Halide bulb,
in
> particular the warnings on the back, It says if the outer envelope of
glass
> was cracked or broken that a person could get burned from short wave UV
> radiation. And that some Metal Halide bulbs were available that had an
> automatic shut off feature in case the outer glass envelope was broken,
> however this did not. This made me wonder what would happen if I
> intentionally broke the outer envelope of glass and exposed my prints
with
> that bulb. Would I die quicky or slowly from noxious fumes, intense UV
> radiation, or from flying 1000 degree C. shards of glass? I am still to
> afraid to try, mostly because the bulb cost 25 bucks and if it doesn't
work
> I won't be able to return it to Home Depot. Any ideas anyone?
>
> I thought a point source would be easier and sharper.
>
> John
>
>
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