And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
When I was in the reserves back in the 80's, I used to wire up flashcubes and use them to simulate booby traps. All four bulbs went off at the same time.
And that's a flashcube, pre-dating the Magicube. The flashcube camera had batteries to fire the bulb. The Magicube camera did not. The bulbs had a primer under it, like a bullet. The camera tripped a wire in the base of the cube, which in turn fired the primer. Clever technology!
Our 400+ member US Marine Vietnam Tankers Association has an ongoing "History Project" were our members write stories about their time in-country that we have been publishing in our quarterly 48-page magazine for 25 years. We also encourage them to dig out their photos to share. The problem is that back then, most of us had this truly horrible Kodak Instamatic cameras that produced even worse photo images.
I remember seeing blue dots in my vision for 3-5 minutes after having my picture taken. Probably why you see pictures from that time of people with their eyes closed
I had a Kodak pocket 110 Instamatic that used these, in the 70’s, when I was in the navy. Definately brings back memories.
ReplyDeleteInstamatic were a GI's best buds
DeleteFlashcube! Everyone had a Kodak Instamatic or, if your parents had $$$, a Polaroid.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in the reserves back in the 80's, I used to wire up flashcubes and use them to simulate booby traps. All four bulbs went off at the same time.
ReplyDeleteDone correctly, and very, very carefully... they could set off a 'charge' or light a fuse.
DeleteDitto, we used them in old-fashioned IEDs in the late 80s and early 90s to indicate if you had set the item off.
DeleteThey got so hot!
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ReplyDeleteAnd that's a flashcube, pre-dating the Magicube. The flashcube camera had batteries to fire the bulb. The Magicube camera did not. The bulbs had a primer under it, like a bullet. The camera tripped a wire in the base of the cube, which in turn fired the primer. Clever technology!
ReplyDeleteHotter than a baker's belt buckle
ReplyDeleteHotter than 2 rats fornicating in a wool sock….
DeleteHotter than the speakers I bought in the alley…
DeleteOur 400+ member US Marine Vietnam Tankers Association has an ongoing "History Project" were our members write stories about their time in-country that we have been publishing in our quarterly 48-page magazine for 25 years. We also encourage them to dig out their photos to share. The problem is that back then, most of us had this truly horrible Kodak Instamatic cameras that produced even worse photo images.
ReplyDeleteDarn, this makes me feel old just looking at it.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing blue dots in my vision for 3-5 minutes after having my picture taken. Probably why you see pictures from that time of people with their eyes closed
ReplyDeleteLots of red eyes.
DeleteI remember the smell they made after firing. That scent of melting plastic was special as a kid. I know, I'm weird but it's what I remember.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the cancer…
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