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Thread ID: 136918	2014-04-30 05:20:00	A Darkness Beam	Terry Porritt (14)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1373829	2014-04-30 05:20:00	In todays DomPost Iain Gillespie reports: "boffins at University of Singapore have come up with a darkness beam that bathes objects in an absence of light enabling invisibility to be projected from a distance." Nothing new in that, we were doing that at Lucas back in the 1950s, maybe even earlier :) Edit: We had a Hillman Husky kitted out as a test vehicle on which all the new devices could be mounted and assessed.	Terry Porritt (14)
1373830	2014-04-30 08:51:00	In todays DomPost Iain Gillespie reports: "boffins at University of Singapore have come up with a darkness beam that bathes objects in an absence of light enabling invisibility to be projected from a distance." As I recall Lucas called them "Headlights". :D	B.M. (505)
1373831	2014-04-30 20:23:00	Not only that, their ignition systems are still one of the most effective stopping devices ever made. ;)	R2x1 (4628)
1373832	2014-04-30 22:52:00	Wasn't Lucas once referred to as "The Prince of Darkness...? "	bazmeister (3216)
1373833	2014-04-30 23:08:00	Only during the early days, they proved through many years that they merited Emporer Of Darkness. They invented Stealth Lighting, won the King's Award for their good work supporting the wartime blackout, and are still doing it to this day.	R2x1 (4628)
1373834	2014-05-01 01:52:00	To be fair, Miller produced systems that gave even more intense dark beams. For example, the mighty Black Shadow capable of 120mph+ was originally fitted with a 50 watt Miller dynamo and a Miller headlamp with a 24 watt main bulb. This used to produce an intense dark about 6 feet in front of the bike so that at night it was dangerous to exceed about 40mph.	Terry Porritt (14)
1373835	2014-05-01 04:45:00	Not only that, their ignition systems are still one of the most effective stopping devices ever made. ;) Yes! In fact rumour has it that the entire design team at Girling resigned en-mass when road tests proved that Lucas stopped them faster and more reliably. You had to feel sorry for the poor sods.....Lucas took pity and made a successful takeover bid for Girling in 1938, just in time to design cardboard bombers for WWII, but the wings fell off that project soon after, and they folded up too when they discovered that clouds were made of wet stuff, not dirty cottonwool. Cheers Billy 8-{) :crying	Billy T (70)
1373836	2014-05-01 05:07:00	To be fair, Miller produced systems that gave even more intense dark beams. For example, the mighty Black Shadow capable of 120mph+ was originally fitted with a 50 watt Miller dynamo and a Miller headlamp with a 24 watt main bulb. This used to produce an intense dark about 6 feet in front of the bike so that at night it was dangerous to exceed about 40mph. To be fair, that Miller Dark Projector had to face some pretty hostile head winds on the Vincent. ;) It is said that Lucas headlights had the designed-in-dim to prevent prosecution for shining a white light to the rear when the weak light initially shining forward was bent by the slipstream and blown aft at anything over 27.25 mph even on calm nights. Also, as a favour to vegetarian motor cyclists, Lucas lights did not attract moths in front of the rider. Brilliant (unlike the lights).	R2x1 (4628)
1373837	2014-05-01 06:58:00	Ignore the peasants Terry, I find your post very interesting. Mentioning a Vincent as well is the icing on the cake. :D	Winston001 (3612)
1373838	2014-05-01 07:59:00	You clowns seem to forget Bosch 6v headlights on krautwagon veedubs. Beetle at 80kph in the dark headlights showed where you had been not where you are going	prefect (6291)
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