I'm continuing to enjoy my collection of Wild Wild West on DVD, but realized last night that at least one of these episodes must have a factual basis.

In "The Night of the Howling Light," James West is kidnapped by a Dr. Ocularis for the purpose of brainwashing him into shooting a Native American chieftain. He uses the continual clang of bells, starvation, lack of sleep, and other conditioning to his purpose, but his most insidious torture is to tie the victim up in front of the lamp of the lighthouse he has taken over and expose the person to the burning blaze of the light—even with eyes closed tight shut the blazing light penetrates, causing intense pain, making the eyes feel swollen and gritty, making the victim dizzy with continual headaches.

Evidently Dr. Ocularis went on to discover and market the fluorescent light.

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