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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:Cars in the UK
Notice:Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:COMICS::SHELLEYELD
Created:Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2584
Total number of notes:63384

2314.0. "I'VE SEEN THE LIGHT!!" by BELFST::KENNEDY () Wed Sep 21 1994 16:54

    I was in the cark park of a rather large D.I.Y.store(B&Q)when a large
    BMW,seven series I think,pulled in.As the car came to a halt I noticed
    an ultra violet glow illuminating the under side of the car.
    	Has anyone come across this before?Is it some kind of energy saving
    device?Was the guy living in the zone?I think we should be told.
    
    Dave.
    
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2314.1FORTY2::HOWELLJust get to the point...Wed Sep 21 1994 17:153
    These are/used to be big on rods for street cruises, I've seen adverts
    for them in various mags (Street Machine, etc). Maybe nice on a tubbed
    Ford Pop, but a BMW 7 series.........?!?!?!
2314.2Space Aliens??FAILTE::BURNETTDI have a cunning plan!Wed Sep 21 1994 17:173
    BMW........as used by space aliens!!
    
    Dave
2314.3METSYS::ALLENThat's right, I was bounced.Wed Sep 21 1994 17:305
    Maybe the owner had bought one of those security UV markers and bulb,
    but had mis-read the instructions and stuck the bulb to his car?!?!
    
    ...not that you'd use a UV pen on a car either, but that would ruin my
    theory then!
2314.4SUBURB::FRENCHSSemper in excernereThu Sep 22 1994 14:346
    A few years ago Volvo (sorry) did an experiment with two large UV flood
    lights on the front of the car. At night this had the effect of making
    light things more visible than just the normal head lights did.
    
    
    Simon
2314.5GENIE::GOODEJThu Sep 22 1994 15:499
    
    It also had the effect of attracting all the flies, moths, bats etc in
    the vicinity & having plastered themselves all over the car, the
    driver's visibility was severly reduced - hence the trial was
    abandoned!
    
    8-)
    
    JBG
2314.6JURA::JURA::KEHILYSommarslutMon Oct 10 1994 18:155
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                           -< I'VE SEEN THE LIGHT!! >-

I saw one of these a year or so ago in Geneva, on (or rather, under) an
Opel Corsa or similar. Bloody silly it looked too.