On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:54:58 +0100, Tim Downie
wrote:

Interloper wrote:
"Timothy Murphy" wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:

This looks rather good for £70;

I found this thread interesting,
but I can't think what the device could be used for.
Could someone give a couple of examples?

The borescope could probably be used as a bronchoscope to inspect the
bronchial tubes for signs of tar deposits, pulmonary emphysema, lung
cancer and other bronchial diseases caused by smoking.

This is probably what the OP had in mind.

10mm in diameter? Like to see you get that past someone's vocal cords
and still leave enough room to breath!

Tim

I thought that was about the size of the one I "swallowed" a little while
ago. Checked and a random site suggested that current endoscopes are
typically 9mm
wide.

Indeed I then found:

"Most routine upper GI endoscopes are between 8 and 11·mm in diameter."
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/x..._chapter_1.pdf

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Rod