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TVs used to be a sealed particle accelerator. You should read up on them, it's fascinating.
My kid refused to believe me when I told him that I grew up with an electron gun in the house that fired accelerated particles at a screen, he stated that simply couldn't be safe and no one would allow that. I told him that was the 70's for you
But somehow it was. I think early 50s models leaked radiation or some such which is why there was the whole "don't sit too close" thing.
Anyway i have 6 CRTs. 2 from the 80s and the rest from the late 90s to 00s.
They're super neat!