I remember that and, guess what, this
is a "remarkable new quartz infrared!"
More copy:
For a taste of the B.S. go to:
http://www.biotechresearch.com/catal...products_id=72
But this is only part of what was in the newspaper ad:
"This advanced heating element was discovered accidentally by a man
named John Jones. He had a large old farmhouse that was impossible to
heat. Jones had a coal furnace in his basement. Jones placed a sheet
of cured copper next to the furnace to store it. Cured copper is a
type of copper that goes through an extensive heating process that
gives it special properties. After the fire went out, Jones noticed
that the copper was heating his entire basement evenly, even though
the furnace was no longer putting out heat. He also was amazed at
how long the heat stayed in the copper and continued to warm the
room."
Yep copper is a good heat sink.
Just a sample of the ad...you have to see it to believe it. Every
line reeks of baloney!
Frank





On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:02:35 -0500, "Robertm"
wrote:


"frank1492" wrote in message
.. .
The elderly folk who would buy something like this
may not be fools, just ignorant. As this was a full-page
ad in a major newspaper, it would get huge exposure
and be thought to have a degree of credibility. A lot
of nice people on fixed incomes will probably bite.
Sad.



Yeah, remember the quartz heater thing that you were supposed to get more
heat from them? 1500 watts of electrical power converts to 5120 BTU no
matter how you slice it.

Bob