CRT implosions

[CRC]

On or about Wed, 5 Oct 2005 13:34:32 -0700 (PDT), Fred Cisin  
<cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:


> On Tue, 4 Oct 2005, CRC wrote:
>
>> In the mid 50s they used to show on TV a tape of a ball on a string
>> launched into the face of an unprotected CRT. The neck proceeded
>> through the faceplate and embedded in a 1/2" piece of plywood.
>> Definitely made one careful when playing with the old sets.
>>
>
> Yes, but being TV, had they filled the tube with propane and  
> ignited it?

The tape was made from high speed photography played back at normal  
speed. I remember the faceplate imploding followed by the neck being  
propelled through the faceplate. If propane had been used, the  
faceplate would have exploded and the neck gone in the opposite  
direction.

     CRC