Do they really use "Klieg Lights" in congressional hearings?

[trof]

'Bright Boy' is worried about them using 'Klieg lights' on his flunkies and minions.
I don't think so.

A klieg light is an intense carbon arc lamp especially used in filmmaking. It is named after inventor John H. Kliegl and his brother Anton Tiberius Kliegl. Modern klieg lights use a tungsten-halogen filament. They usually have a fresnel lens or ellipsoidal lens. The carbon-arc source was so bright that it allowed film directors to make "day" at night, which also heralded the era of blinding actors – a term coined as "Klieg eye".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klieg_light

[petronius]

1. My guess is no

However, people of limited intelligence often think that tossing in jargon and technical terms will make others think they know what they're talking about...

[mikeytherat]

2. Buzzwords: Used by stupid people to make them "sound intelligent."

And, boy howdy, does Chimpy ever latch on to these things. He's like a terrier with a chew toy. Thank God no one's ever taught him "paradigm" and "pro-active."

mikey_the_rat

[mikeytherat]

3. Someone PLEASE get the word "fresnel" into Chimpy's teleprompter!

Then we could hear him say "frez-nell" about 45 times in a press conference!

mikey_the_rat

[leftyclimber]

4. With the accent on the first syllable. nt

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. No, they use Kleeb lights.

:rofl:





I swear, you people should be paying me for humor this fucking good.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Powerful enough to light a whole side of The Princess with just one bulb!