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Thermal Paper Polaroid
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#22He says in the video you can’t buy one but I recently bought a Polaroid camera as a gift at Urban Outfitters for $100, plus the expensive film ($30 for 8 shots) that goes with it. Is this different in some way?
Polaroid themselves stopped making the cameras and film. "Polaroid Originals" is a Dutch company that bought Polaroid's instant camera brand and IP. They were previously trying to re-create Polaroid instant film on their own, I think (or they'd bought one of Polaroid's film factories, or something?) Anyhow, I think they're the ones producing film now, refurbishing old Polaroid cameras, and also selling their own mode…
You are correct, they bought the old factory and reopenend it.
Article in Dutch: https://tweakers.net/nieuws/129619/polaroid-heropent-fabriek... Google Translate link: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&js=y&prev...
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#25Just a friendly reminder that most common types of thermal paper contain BPA or BPS. You really should be avoiding these endocrine disruptors when possible. https://www.pca.state.mn.us/green-chemistry/bpa-thermal-pape...
“Most common types of thermal paper contain BPA or BPS” That's not valid everywhere.
The European Union decided in 2016 to forbid the use of BPA in thermal paper. [1] BPA is currently still used but will be completely banned in 2020. And, even if BPS will be allowed, EU surveys seem to show that alternatives to BPA/BPS are being considered for thermal paper.
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#26This chapter was funny.
"Cut the USB
With time running out and no better option in mind, I broke out the cutting disks and surgically removed one of the USB hub circuits from the 7-port hub."
Regarding his earlier rant about USB hub quality, I have to agree. It's getting harder to come by a robust USB hub nowadays. Bad connector and power supply quality (USB hub PSUs are electrically noisy and way under powered for the number of ports).
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#27He says in the video you can’t buy one but I recently bought a Polaroid camera as a gift at Urban Outfitters for $100, plus the expensive film ($30 for 8 shots) that goes with it. Is this different in some way?
The Polaroid Originals film is expensive, but not 30$ for 8 shots. More like ~20$
https://us.polaroidoriginals.com/products/color-instant-film...
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#28I kinda like the concept, too. Beyond just the whole execution, which is really well done. Thermal paper disappears over time. So this in turn means these photos are somewhat ephemeral. I haven't lived long enough to know whether I prefer photos or pure memory, but I have to assume there's something redeeming about relying solely on your memory. But I also love that my children one day will be able to see perfectly a…
They've been noticeably degrading for a while already in fact, and are getting worse.
https://i.imgur.com/Qmmqs3E.jpg
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#29He says in the video you can’t buy one but I recently bought a Polaroid camera as a gift at Urban Outfitters for $100, plus the expensive film ($30 for 8 shots) that goes with it. Is this different in some way?
Polaroid themselves stopped making the cameras and film. "Polaroid Originals" is a Dutch company that bought Polaroid's instant camera brand and IP. They were previously trying to re-create Polaroid instant film on their own, I think (or they'd bought one of Polaroid's film factories, or something?) Anyhow, I think they're the ones producing film now, refurbishing old Polaroid cameras, and also selling their own mode…
Polaroid Originals were originally called 'The Impossible Project' and was a kickstarter campaign based around recreating the original Polaroid Instant film.
It ended up being so successful, that they managed to acquire the brand name and IP of Polaroids Instant Camera technology.
I'd link to a source, but it seems that https://www.impossible-project.com now just redirects to Polaroid Originals.
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#30Just a friendly reminder that most common types of thermal paper contain BPA or BPS. You really should be avoiding these endocrine disruptors when possible. https://www.pca.state.mn.us/green-chemistry/bpa-thermal-pape...
“Most common types of thermal paper contain BPA or BPS” That's not valid everywhere. The European Union decided in 2016 to forbid the use of BPA in thermal paper. [1] BPA is currently still used but will be completely banned in 2020. And, even if BPS will be allowed, EU surveys seem to show that alternatives to BPA/BPS are being considered for thermal paper. [1] https://echa.europa.eu/hot-topics/bisphenol-a
which is all dandy and cool and move into right direction, but it also means that you can now (and in following years at least) still encounter them every single day, ie with shopping bills.