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  2. Barber's pole - Wikipedia

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    A "barber's pole" with a helical stripe is a familiar sight, and is used as a secondary metaphor to describe objects in many other contexts. For example, if the shaft or tower of a lighthouse has been painted with a helical stripe as a daymark, the lighthouse could be described as having been painted in "barber's pole" colors.

  3. Barberpole illusion - Wikipedia

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    The barber's pole is commonly found outside barber shops. In 1929, psychologist J.P. Guilford informally noted a paradox in the perceived motion of stripes on a rotating barber pole. The barber pole turns in place on its vertical axis, but the stripes appear to move upwards rather than turning with the pole. [3]

  4. Ottawa Senators (original) - Wikipedia

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    The team is in their 'barber-pole' sweaters. For the first two years of their existence, Ottawa used red and black horizontally-striped sweaters. [189] The club then changed to sweaters of gold and blue [15] until it later affiliated with the Ottawa Amateur Athletic Association in 1889. The team then adopted the colours of the OAAA organization ...

  5. The real (and disturbing) meaning behind barber poles

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    Those rotating red, white, and blue poles outside barbershops have become an icon. At first glance, you’d probably assume barber pole designs have a patriotic background.

  6. Ottawa 67's - Wikipedia

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    The team colours are red, white & black. The 67's dark jerseys, only slightly altered from the original design, have horizontal "barber-pole" stripes with the rectangular 67's logo. The 67's have also used a white background jersey with barber-pole stripes on the shoulders and sleeves. [citation needed] An alternate jersey was unveiled in 2001.

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  8. Barber - Wikipedia

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    A red, white and blue striped pole. The barber pole, featuring blue, red and white spiraling stripes, symbolizes different aspects of the craft. It is a symbol from the time when barbers used to perform medical procedures. The white and red stripes represent bandages and blood while the blue stripes represent veins.

  9. 11 must-see astronomy events in 2025 - AOL

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    Staying true to its nickname, the planet will appear red or orange in the sky among a sea of countless white stars. Venus will be the cornerstone of multiple planetary alignments in 2025, the ...