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cigarette type smoked by the protagonist of the
Steely Dan song "
King of the World," which is about life after a
nuclear war. Loosely based on the film "
Life in the Year Zero," the song concerns a lone survivor of a
nuclear holocaust spending his time driving through the
ruins of his home town and searching the
airwaves with his HAM radio for any signs of survivors.
The cigarettes themselves are very deadly (forms of cobalt are highly radioactive) and the smoking of them by the main character is meant as a commentary on his current state and lack of hope. Heard in the far backround of this song is Walter Becker mumbling scary little phrases such as, "I think my face is on fire."