wombat
Well, it's nice to *see* you, we've missed your input here.
I think we've discovered EVERYTHING at this point though, I know I've run out of search terms. hmmmm....
iodine search within results "banana"
iodine search within results "hedgehog"
iodine search within results "pina colada"
iodine search within results "dracula"
iodine search within results "foghorn"
well, lookee here!
Iodine + foghorn netted some FASCINATING lore. Here ya go. Turns out xenon trumps iodine:
http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/Lighthouse.htm
"In 1965, a xenon gas lamp, equivalent to 11 million candlepower, and reputed to be the brightest light in the Southern Hemisphere, was fitted. It was replaced in 1984 by a less powerful quartz
Iodine light because of problems in obtaining replacement bulbs."
Lol....:)