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Is this legit? (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

I suspect it's because the first cameras used gunpowder for the flash, long before movies could be a thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Makes sense. Also even without that, the camera had a tube-type thing that you aimed at someone, then you pushed a button or pulled a lever that was pretty similar to a trigger. Still seems a bit weird because you're not sending anything towards your target, you're just taking in some light from that direction. But if you add the big "boom" from the chemical flash, I guess it seems like a gun.

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