Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The old smoke machine fluid was basically mineral oil, the same stuff that you take when you need a little help. I think there are some formulas that don't have quite that same effect. I do think I have heard of some that was even worse than the usual, and that is what you must have gotten. The newer stuff is water based and is a lot safer, and of course less convincing. Mike D Ted Grant wrote: > ... > "Safety hazards a side" the grips whatever who do all the scene set-ups some > how got "smoke generating oils" mixed up to the extent that. When we'd, > actors, still photog and others involved on the set had spent a couple of > days working in the "environmentally unfriendly scene filled with phoney > smoke from the oil smoke generators" it was discovered everything had to be > shut down for a couple of days while we????????? ;-) You'll love it! > > All got over diarrhoea we encountered due to the "wrong oil being used in > the smoke generators and inhaling the stuff in all day!" Man it was > incredible! :-( >