Comments on: New Sun Lamp Held in Hand Brands Babies http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MM http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1067541 MM Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:53:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1067541 I wonder how long that light has to sit on the baby's bottom before it "brands" them clearly... either its really hot/painful, or it would take a long while (minutes, hours?). Anyway, yes women back in the day didn't have to be pretty to be on magazines, but sorry Heather, back then they didn't all know that sex sells either. Put that same device in with a hot nurse, and a gorgeous blonde "mother" and you can probably bet it would have been more popular (lol). I wonder how long that light has to sit on the baby’s bottom before it “brands” them clearly… either its really hot/painful, or it would take a long while (minutes, hours?).

Anyway, yes women back in the day didn’t have to be pretty to be on magazines, but sorry Heather, back then they didn’t all know that sex sells either.

Put that same device in with a hot nurse, and a gorgeous blonde “mother” and you can probably bet it would have been more popular (lol).

]]> By: Mike http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1062531 Mike Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:02:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1062531 Even MORE AMAZING is that the lady in the photo has found this website and left a comment, thanks Heather! Congratulations on being 100 years old! Even MORE AMAZING is that the lady in the photo has found this website and left a comment, thanks Heather! Congratulations on being 100 years old!

]]> By: Heather http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059225 Heather Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:21:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059225 More amazing is the kind of harassment women get when they don't look like they belong on the cover of a cheap magazine. First we get called gay (oh, huge insult - but really, SO crudely put, which gutter did you dredge your manners out of), followed by a whole onslaught of other nasty and insulting, well, insults! As for the machine, wierd! But no wierder than the 30-odd % c-section rate that's sweeping the western world. Imagine the lasting impact on those babies, mums, families, future generations! I wish we were just going to end up with a 2 week tan over this one! More amazing is the kind of harassment women get when they don’t look like they belong on the cover of a cheap magazine. First we get called gay (oh, huge insult – but really, SO crudely put, which gutter did you dredge your manners out of), followed by a whole onslaught of other nasty and insulting, well, insults!
As for the machine, wierd! But no wierder than the 30-odd % c-section rate that’s sweeping the western world. Imagine the lasting impact on those babies, mums, families, future generations! I wish we were just going to end up with a 2 week tan over this one!

]]> By: JM http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059197 JM Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:49:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059197 Why not to have more care to avoid babies mix-ups?... And, it says the mothers also get the initials... In the case of the woman to the rigth I just don't want to know where... Why not to have more care to avoid babies mix-ups?…

And, it says the mothers also get the initials… In the case of the woman to the rigth I just don’t want to know where…

]]> By: Agent Irons http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059189 Agent Irons Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:32:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059189 I don't know about the whole melanoma thing. I mean, either you don't get it (yay good for you) or you have a really awesome freckle tattoo of your initials(yay even better for you). You can go pick up chicks with your thigh initials. @ comment 6: Everyone knows that women who look like that lady on the right have UV-monogrammed-baby fetishes. Everyone knows this. It's the hair part. It's a signal to those in the know, like those rainbow flags they hang outside gay bars sometimes. Silliness aside, someone give these guys a sharpie. I don’t know about the whole melanoma thing. I mean, either you don’t get it (yay good for you) or you have a really awesome freckle tattoo of your initials(yay even better for you). You can go pick up chicks with your thigh initials.

@ comment 6: Everyone knows that women who look like that lady on the right have UV-monogrammed-baby fetishes. Everyone knows this. It’s the hair part. It’s a signal to those in the know, like those rainbow flags they hang outside gay bars sometimes.

Silliness aside, someone give these guys a sharpie.

]]> By: Jim Devlin http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059185 Jim Devlin Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:07:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059185 Charlene: my comment is not entirely flippant. You may know that newborns with jaundice are commonly treated with visible spectrum blue light phototherapy. The fluorescent tubes used are completely filtered for UV light, and the light is certainly not strong enough to tan babies. Even this visible light seems to double the number of melanocytic nevi by the age of eight. These nevi are the common pigmented spots which we all have, but are a recognised risk factor for later malignant melanoma. If non-tanning light can do this, what might be effect of UV strong enough to "brand" babies? (As far I know there has been no long-term followup of babies given visible light phototherapy to see if there is increased melanoma in adult life.) http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/142/12/1599 Charlene: my comment is not entirely flippant. You may know that newborns with jaundice are commonly treated with visible spectrum blue light phototherapy. The fluorescent tubes used are completely filtered for UV light, and the light is certainly not strong enough to tan babies. Even this visible light seems to double the number of melanocytic nevi by the age of eight. These nevi are the common pigmented spots which we all have, but are a recognised risk factor for later malignant melanoma. If non-tanning light can do this, what might be effect of UV strong enough to “brand” babies?

(As far I know there has been no long-term followup of babies given visible light phototherapy to see if there is increased melanoma in adult life.)

http://archderm.ama-assn.org/c.....42/12/1599

]]> By: Charlene http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059156 Charlene Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:05:23 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059156 Thinking that this would cause a melanoma is like thinking that a single cigarette at age 12 will somehow cause lung cancer. Thinking that this would cause a melanoma is like thinking that a single cigarette at age 12 will somehow cause lung cancer.

]]> By: Mike http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059153 Mike Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:35:08 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059153 Al Bear, get on the bus. This device couldn't have been too popular, I don't think it lasted too long. Al Bear, get on the bus.

This device couldn’t have been too popular, I don’t think it lasted too long.

]]> By: Jim Devlin http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059145 Jim Devlin Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:15:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059145 It would be interesting to track down these 70-year-olds to see if they have melanomas monogrammed on their thighs. It would be interesting to track down these 70-year-olds to see if they have melanomas monogrammed on their thighs.

]]> By: StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059141 StanFlouride Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:51:23 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059141 I don't care, I WANT one! Think of the possibilities- sort of temporary tattoos, designs, words, etc. I don’t care, I WANT one!
Think of the possibilities- sort of temporary tattoos, designs, words, etc.

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059133 Rick Auricchio Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:01:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059133 The woman on the right looks way too interested in the woman on the left. The woman on the right looks way too interested in the woman on the left.

]]> By: Charlene http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059131 Charlene Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:58:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059131 Apparently they had no redheaded babies? Apparently they had no redheaded babies?

]]> By: Al Bear http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059129 Al Bear Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:39:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059129 Elton, Maybe they use black light for black kids, :P All kidding aside this is pretty bad, tipycal 1930's sillyness. Elton, Maybe they use black light for black kids, :P

All kidding aside this is pretty bad, tipycal 1930’s sillyness.

]]> By: Erica http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059128 Erica Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:46:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059128 @galessa -- any new-born in the hospital for longer than two weeks has more serious risks than baby mix-ups! @galessa — any new-born in the hospital for longer than two weeks has more serious risks than baby mix-ups!

]]> By: galessa http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059127 galessa Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:34:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059127 a red hot branding iron mark would be visible for more than 2 weeks. a red hot branding iron mark would be visible for more than 2 weeks.

]]> By: Elton http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/04/new-sun-lamp-held-in-hand-brands-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-1059119 Elton Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:57:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4972#comment-1059119 Works great... on CAUCASIANS! Works great… on CAUCASIANS!

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