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  2. Flicker vertigo - Wikipedia

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    Flicker vertigo, sometimes called the Bucha effect, is "an imbalance in brain-cell activity caused by exposure to low-frequency flickering (or flashing) of a relatively bright light." [ 1 ] It is a disorientation -, vertigo -, and nausea -inducing effect of a strobe light flashing at 1 Hz to 20 Hz, approximately the frequency of human brainwaves .

  3. Here's What to Do If Your Fireplace Pilot Light Goes ... - AOL

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    The thermocouple sensor detects the heat from the pilot light and sends a signal to keep the gas valve open, but if the pilot light is extinguished, then the thermocouple will send a signal to the ...

  4. Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories - Wikipedia

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    Suddenly, they hear scratching from next door. Kana walks her friends out, but freezes when she sees fingers and an eye through the neighbors' mail slot, which abruptly shuts. On her way back, the neighbors' door opens a bit, revealing a light from inside, which goes out. She hears the scratching again, and calls out, before peering inside.

  5. Eternal flame - Wikipedia

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    Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin eternal flame memorializing losses during World War II .. An eternal flame is a flame, lamp or torch that burns for an indefinite time. Most eternal flames are ignited and tended intentionally, but some are natural phenomena caused by natural gas leaks, peat fires and coal seam fires, all of which can be initially ignited by lightning, piezoelectricity or human activity ...

  6. Furnace Green - Wikipedia

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    Furnace Green is one of 14 neighbourhoods in Crawley in West Sussex, England, and a local government ward.Furnace Green is located to the east of the town centre. It is bordered by Tilgate to the south west, Three Bridges to the north and Maidenbower to the east (on the other side of the London-Brighton railway line and linked by two pedestrian tunnels).

  7. Arc flash - Wikipedia

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    Light and current based protection can be set up with dedicated arc-flash protective relays, or by using normal protective relays equipped with an add-on arc-flash option. One of the most efficient means to reduce arcing time is to use an active arc flash mitigation device, e.g., an ultra-fast earthing switch (UFES).

  8. Security alarm - Wikipedia

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    Normally, light from the light source shoots straight across and misses the sensor. When smoke enters the chamber, it scatters the light, which then hits the sensor and triggers the alarm. Photoelectric smoke detectors typically respond faster to a fire in its early, smoldering stage, before the source of the fire bursts into flames.

  9. Robert Smith (musician) - Wikipedia

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    Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician who is the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the Cure, a post punk rock band formed in 1976.