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  2. Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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    As of 2009, CFLs turn on within a second, but many still take time to achieve full brightness. [70] The light color may be slightly different immediately after being turned on. [ 71 ] Some CFLs are marketed as "instant on" and have no noticeable warm-up period, [ 72 ] but others can take up to a minute to reach full brightness, [ 73 ] or longer ...

  3. Pilot-controlled lighting - Wikipedia

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    The pilot commanded output is held by the controller for a predetermined time interval (Federal Aviation Administration standard is 15 minutes) that is generally adjustable. The five-second click count period begins upon receipt of the first squelch break and the control sequence will respond to the click counts from three, five, seven and stop.

  4. Electric light - Wikipedia

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    An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light. It is the most common form of artificial lighting . Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic , metal, glass, or plastic which secures the lamp in the socket of a light fixture , which is often called a "lamp" as well.

  5. Reflection phase change - Wikipedia

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    Light waves change phase by 180° when they reflect from the surface of a medium with higher refractive index than that of the medium in which they are travelling. [1] A light wave travelling in air that is reflected by a glass barrier will undergo a 180° phase change, while light travelling in glass will not undergo a phase change if it is reflected by a boundary with air.

  6. 109 Times People Were Doing Something Very Wrong For Years - AOL

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    Image credits: milwbrewsox #7. My wife and I have this ceiling fan/light in our bedroom in the house we moved into two years ago. It has a remote control for the fan and lights.

  7. Centennial Light - Wikipedia

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    The Centennial Light was originally a 60-watt bulb, but has since dimmed significantly and is now as bright as a 4-watt bulb. [7] [8] [9] The hand-blown, carbon-filament common light bulb was invented by Adolphe Chaillet, a French engineer who filed a patent for this socket technology. [10]

  8. 60 Cases Of Weaponized Incompetence That Drove Women Mad - AOL

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    Image credits: tinribs79 #2. My ex husband told me on Friday that he couldn’t pick our sons up from school because he doesn’t know which school they go to..

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