[BC] Where old TVs go...

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 07/05/2005 05:27:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
georgenicholas at compuserve.com writes:

> When we were kids in the late 60's, we found you could take an average
>  pellet gun and splatter a pellet if you fired directly at the CRT.  When we

I couldn't even get them to blow by heaving >10lb rocks at them! The rock 
swould just bounce off, leaving a nasty scratch. It's truly amazing, just how 
strong the faces of the things are! Turn 'em around, tho, and even a small 8 oz 
rock popped 'em with ease.

>  put them "stem up," it made quite a sight when the tube imploded.

I wouldn't know... as soon as the rock left my hand, I wheeled around to 
protect my face & eyes from possible flying glass! The gully was about 5 feet 
deep, and fairly steep, so it usually contained it all, but once in a while, a 
small piece landed nearby.

>  As to old TV's, as a kid, that was our source of experimenter parts!

Oh, most definately! I remember back as far as when I was 7, taking a pair of 
pliers with me, walking around the neighborhood looking for "curbside 
specials" and taking the speakers out of them. I had a fascination with speakers when 
I was little... couldn't get enough of 'em, and hooked 'em up to whatever 
radios I could get at! Invariably, though, they'd fall off the bed, dresser, etc, 
and get torn... then it was back to hunting for new ones!

>  Remember "Qwirks in a drawer"?

I remember the ads, yes.

Willie...