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Galaga [a] is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. In North America, it was released by Midway Manufacturing. It is the sequel to Galaxian (1979), Namco's first major video game hit in arcades. Controlling a starship, the player is tasked with destroying the Galaga forces in each stage while avoiding ...
In 1974 Becky Schroeder was given a US patent for her invention of the "Glow Sheet" which used phosphorescent lines under writing paper to help people write in low-light conditions. [ 28 ] Glow in the dark material is added to the plastic blend used in injection molds to make some disc golf discs, which allow the game to be played at night.
A blacklight, also called a UV-A light, Wood's lamp, or ultraviolet light, is a lamp that emits long-wave ultraviolet light and very little visible light. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] One type of lamp has a violet filter material, either on the bulb or in a separate glass filter in the lamp housing, which blocks most visible light and allows through UV ...
Galaga '88 [a] is a 1987 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published in Japan by Namco and in North America and Europe by Atari Games. It is the third sequel to Galaxian (following Galaga, and Gaplus). It features significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies ...
Human eyes perceive this light as the unusual 'glow' of fluorescence. The painted surface also reflects any ordinary visible light striking it, which tends to wash out the dim fluorescent glow. So viewing fluorescent paint requires a longwave UV light which does not emit much visible light. This is called a black light. It has a dark blue ...
The critically maligned 'Plumbers Don't Wear Ties' is getting a special edition rerelease, prompting the video game world to reexamine what we can learn from its bad plot and dated technology.
Yoga pants are worn by women around the U.S. -- who probably don't do yoga. But hey, they're comfy. Well, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School has a dress code that doesn't allow students to ...
If you're going to wear one, “make sure it's not super-tight to the point that you can't breathe,” she says. “You should be able to breathe. You should be able to sit and stand comfortably.