Thanks! I love ephemera! It occured to me,on the way to a service call, that so many have ridiculed me, while a simple trial of my suggestion would, no doubt, make many converts.( It's simply nicer to use! ) Oh well. Thumpe P.S. If I ever "strike it rich", funding research into a non-animal substitute for film emulsion is high on my "to-do" list!!!! --- David Boyce <David at piano.plus.com> wrote: > This is but tangentially related to glue, hyde and > hide: > > Photographic film is made by mixing light-sensitive > chemicals (mainly silver > bromide) in gelatin and coating the mix (an > emulsion) onto clear cellulose > triacetate film. Gelatin, like hot glue, is > obtained from animal hide and > hoof. In the 1930s Kodak's film manufacturing > facility in England was > nicknamed "Hide Park", a pun on London's famous Hyde > Park. So, there IS a > connection bnetween Hyde and hide! > > Best, > > David. > > > Euphonious Thumpe ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com
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