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2. Flash powder - Wikipedia

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   Lycopodium powder is a yellow-tan dust-like powder historically used as a flash powder. [1] Today, the principal use of the powder is to create flashes or flames that are large and impressive but relatively easy to manage safely in magic acts and for cinema and theatrical special effects .

3. Flash-lamp - Wikipedia

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   The electric flash-lamp was invented by Joshua Cohen (a.k.a. Joshua Lionel Cohen of the Lionel toy train fame) in 1899, and by Paul Boyer in France. [1] It was granted U.S. patent number 636,492. [2] This flash of bright light from the flash-lamp was used for indoor photography in the late nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth ...

4. Flash (photography) - Wikipedia

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   A full-power flash from a modern built-in or hot shoe mounted electronic flash has a typical duration of about 1ms, or a little less, so the minimum possible exposure time for even exposure across the sensor with a full-power flash is about 2.4 ms + 1.0 ms = 3.4 ms, corresponding to a shutter speed of about 1 ⁄ 290 s. However some time is ...

5. Lycopodium clavatum - Wikipedia

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   The dried spores of this moss are explosive if present at high density in air. They were used as flash powder in early photography and are still used in magic acts. See lycopodium powder. The plant has been used in Finnish traditional medicine as a diuretic and as a remedy for rickets. [14] Active constituents

6. Morris Schwartz - Wikipedia

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   In 1930, Schwartz invented a flash synchronizer for work with flashbulbs, [3] [4] then novel replacements for flash powder. [5] Schwartz invented the "Kalart Flash Synchronizer" in 1930, founding the Kalart company to market this and other products. His father Kalman ran the Kalart Photography Studio in Manhattan; his brother Hy was also a ...

7. Fireworks - Wikipedia

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   A shell intended to produce a loud report rather than a visual effect. Salute shells usually contain flash powder, producing a quick flash followed by a very loud report resembling military artillery. Titanium may be added to the flash powder mix to produce a cloud of bright sparks around the flash.

8. History of magic - Wikipedia

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   The history of magic extends from the earliest literate cultures, who relied on charms, divination and spells to interpret and influence the forces of nature. Even societies without written language left crafted artifacts, cave art and monuments that have been interpreted as having magical purpose.

9. M-80 (explosive) - Wikipedia

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   Contrary to urban legend, an M-80 that contains 3,000 mg of powder is not equivalent to a quarter-stick of dynamite. Dynamite generally contains a stable nitroglycerin -based high explosive, whereas M-80s or any other kind of firecracker contain a low explosive powder, like flash powder or black powder.