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Seems pretty unnecessary, cotton wool does a good job on its own from my childhood playing with a magnifying glass. Perhaps this is a tradition that started in
by jimnotgym 6y ago
Seems pretty unnecessary, cotton wool does a good job on its own from my childhood playing with a magnifying glass.
Perhaps this is a tradition that started in the early film era, and just carried on?
- bilegeek 6y agoIt's probably because nitrocellulose is very hard to put out. It can burn underwater, so a little rain wouldn't bother it.
- andylynch 6y agoActually this seems relatively news- I was looking at old clips and in 2000 they weren’t using the film, couldn’t get it lit and had to use the backup kit the day before. This seems to have started afterwards.