Nitrate film stock is responsible for the "fire in the crowded theater" saying. Movie theaters would routinely catch fire while they were using nitrate film. You know how movie films sometimes stick in the gate during projection and you see a frame burn? Well with nitrate stock, that would produce an explosion.
Jeff. -----Original Message----- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras Okay, but what does the fact that silver negatives that last hundreds of years have to do with a nitrate based film not being made anymore? It's the nitrate that decomposes and becomes dangerous over time, not the silver. It's the nitrate content that made the film industry abandon it for use in movie film, and I'd guess later in home consumption films. keith whaley Herb Chong wrote: > > yeah, but people talk about silver negatives lasting hundreds of > years. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:47 AM > Subject: Re: OT: Kodak APS cameras > > > I don't think anyone has used a nitrate based film for dozens of > > years, maybe 30!
