Strange Information

I've been learning a lot of strange things this week. Things that have probably no useful application, but that you decided to highlight and star them as you took notes in class. It's the information that might not be on a test, but is far more interesting than the things that will be.

Interesting Fact #1: Xerox copiers actually give off ozone when they are running. Ozone, as you might know, is a factor that causes oxidation in silver prints. Apparently, if you store your silver photographs in a room next to a copier, you can cause fast damage and deterioration of them. Who would have thought, copier = ozone? Apparently so.

Interesting Fact #2: In a world where we think digital photography is still a baby and only maybe 20 years old at most, think again. Apparently "electronic" photography, much the same as digital photography, has been around since 1920/1921. It was called the Bartlane System. Images could be transmitted via a trans-Atlantic cable. Basically the system uses a telegraphic typewriter to produce an image in 5 grays. We now produce an image in 256 grays.

Interesting Fact #3: In 1921 Western Union begins a wire photo service. That in 1934 causes the Associated Press to start their own wire photograph service. The first overseas radio-photo published was in Australian Newspapers.

I guess this week has filed my head with all sorts of crazy information. Like the idea that a low-fat dairy diet can make a woman more infertile. So, if you're trying to conceive, go off that low-fat dairy crap until you are pregnant. Guess this means for the time being, I'll stick to the low-fat dairy.