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  2. The Riddle of the Sphinx (Inside No. 9) - Wikipedia

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    Paul Rogers and Keith Baxter in a production of Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth, a key influence for "The Riddle of the Sphinx". Pemberton had long been a fan of cryptic crosswords, and he was inspired to develop the episode by reading Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword, a non-fiction book by Alan Connor.

  3. Phosphorescence - Wikipedia

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    Stars made of glow-in-the-dark plastic are placed on walls, ceilings, or hanging from strings make a room look like the night sky. [29] Other objects like figurines, cups, posters, [30] lamp fixtures, toys [31] and bracelet beads may also glow. [32] Using blacklights makes these things glow brightly, common at raves, bedrooms, theme parks, and ...

  4. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  5. 5 Science-Backed Ways to Glow from the Inside Out - AOL

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  6. Bioluminescence - Wikipedia

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    The glowing esca is dangled or waved about to lure small animals to within striking distance of the fish. [ 34 ] [ 65 ] The cookiecutter shark uses bioluminescence to camouflage its underside by counter-illumination, but a small patch near its pectoral fins remains dark, appearing as a small fish to large predatory fish like tuna and mackerel ...

  7. Glow discharge - Wikipedia

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    The simplest type of glow discharge is a direct-current glow discharge. In its simplest form, it consists of two electrodes in a cell held at low pressure (0.1–10 torr; about 1/10000 to 1/100 of atmospheric pressure).

  8. Tritium radioluminescence - Wikipedia

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    These particles excite the phosphor, causing it to emit a low, steady glow. Tritium is not the only material that can be used for self-powered lighting. Radium was used to make self-luminous paint from the early 20th century to about 1970. Promethium briefly replaced radium as a radiation source. Tritium is the only radiation source used in ...

  9. Entoptic phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of entoptical effects include: Floaters depiction Purkinje tree depiction. Floaters or muscae volitantes are slowly drifting blobs of varying size, shape, and transparency, which are particularly noticeable when viewing a bright, featureless background (such as the sky) or a point source of diffuse light very close to the eye.