"martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:05:50 GMT, AndWhyNot
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 15:34:50 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"martin" wrote in message

There is absolutely no other word for it, the OP's friend has been
conned.
How much did he pay for this privilege?

About £75.00 UK Pounds Sterling

The bulb is less than £1.00
The structure might be around £4.00
The polaroid window might be around £10 at most.
So there's a neat £60 profit.

Calvin Klein lamps or what? :-)



Lastly, Switzerland is particularly well for known for being infested
with
folk selling snake oil.

Thanks for your input Franz, and to all the other posters replies.

............. My original post was genuine, although a bit 'off
subject' in that I thought that light of a particular quality might
be good for plants as well as the 'human' application.

Franz may well be correct ........... I would be the first to reject
such 'Biotron' claims .......... but my friend is moderately disabled
and would tend to accept such things as genuine ... despite my
personal 'reservations' and recommendations to the contarary. The
psychological effects on my friend of course may be very different
which is the main thing.

My analysis of the physics is correct. If the lamp is benefitting your
friend, it is entirely due to a psychological effect. Such effects can, of
course, produce real results. I would recommend that you say as little as
possible about this thread to your friend, lest he suddenly loses such
benefit as he might at present experience from using it.

I am moderately disabled and steer clear of things like that. Being
disabled shouldn't increase one's gullibility :-)

I don't even trust doctors :-)


I will then just have to keep on cuddling and talking to my African
Violets, rather than expose them to some Swiss Non light, or having to
put sunglasses on them.

Now then, what about lasers ........................ !!!!

What about buying a grow lamp?

It works for the local drug growers.

As an aside:
There is something wonky about this thread. A whole lot of contributions
have not shown up at all in my post, and I am only aware of them insofar as
they appear in the subsequent notes from readers.

Franz