Other uses File Frederic Remington smoke signal.jpg right 250px thumb Native Americans on a painting by Frederic Remington The smokesignal is one of the oldest forms of long distance communication. It is a form of visual communication used over long distance. History and usage In Ancient China , soldiers stationed along the Great Wall would alert each other of impending enemy attack by signaling from ... smokesignal. Each tribe had their own signaling system and understanding. A signaler started a fire on an elevation typically using damp grass, which would cause a column of smoke to rise. The grass ... SmokeSignal Telecommunications Category History of telecommunications Category History of Ancient China Category Native American culture Category Native American history Category Smoke Category ... smoke signals around 150 Before Christ BC . He invented a system of converting Greek alphabetic characters ... of the smoke along the incline conveyed a meaning. If it came from half way up the hill, this would ... January 2010 Smoke signals are still in use today. In Rome , the College of Cardinals uses smoke signals ... receives a vote of two thirds plus one. The ballots are burned after each vote. Black smoke indicates a failed ballot white smoke means a new Pope has been elected. In general smoke signals are used to transmit news, signal danger, or gather people to a common area. Examples Y mana Yaghan Y mana s used fire to send messages by smoke signals, for instance if a whale drifted ashore. ref Gusinde ... not decay. ref Itsz 1979 109 ref They might also have used smoke signals on other occasions, thus ... but he may have seen the smoke or lights of natural phenomena. http pages.interlog.com erhard uttermos.htm ... s in Table Bay . Australian Aborigines Australian Aborigines would send up smoke to notify others of their presence ... signals smoke simply told others where one was located. ref Myers, 1986 100 ref Notes reflist ... de humo eo Fumsignalo fr Signal de fum e id Sinyal asap it Segnali di fumo hu F stjel ms Isyarat asap ... more details
wiktionary smokesignalsmoke signals Smoke signals are a form of visual communication used over long distances. Smoke Signals may also refer to Smoke Signals film Smoke Signals film , a 1998 independent film SmokeSignal 1955 film a Western film Smoke Signals MDC album Smoke Signals MDC album , a 1986 album by the hardcore punk band MDC Smoke Signals , a song by Extreme on their album Extreme album Extreme Smoke Signals Smokey Robinson album , a 1986 album by Smokey Robinson on Tamla Records disambig it Smoke Signals ... more details
also be used for pest control cf. fumigation , communication smokesignal s , defensive and offensive capabilities in the military smoke screen , cooking smoked salmon , or smoking tobacco smoking tobacco , cannabis , etc. . Smoke is used in rituals, when incense, sage, or resin is burned to produce a smell for spiritual purposes. Smoke is sometimes used as a flavoring agent, and preservative for various foodstuffs. Smoke is also a component of internal combustion engine exhaust gas , particularly diesel exhaust . File Bee smoker02.jpg thumb 250px right Smoke from a bee smoker , used in beekeeping Smoke inhalation is the primary cause of death in victims of indoor fire s. The smoke kills ... Smog Smoke bomb Smoke detector Smoke grenade Smoke hood Smoke screen SmokesignalSmoke test Smoking ...Other uses Smoke is a collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gas es ref http www.fire.nist.gov bfrlpubs fire95 PDF f95126.pdf Smoke Production and Properties SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection ... , hydrogen cyanide and other combustion products. Smoke particles are an aerosol or mist of solid ... Citation needed date February 2008 a smoke cloud does not obstruct an image, but thoroughly scrambles it. Chemical composition Ref improve section date April 2011 The composition of smoke depends on the nature ... burn at high temperature and with small amount of smoke produced the particles are mostly composed ... additives, increasing smoke toxicity and corrosivity. Pyrolysis of polychlorinated biphenyl s PCB ... s may be also present. Heavier hydrocarbons may condense as tar smoke with significant tar content is yellow to brown. Presence of such smoke, soot, and or brown oily deposits during a fire indicates ... like ferrous ferric oxide , are present in coal smoke their increase in deposits after 1860 ... iron oxide nanoparticles can be also produced in the smoke from meteorite s burning in the atmosphere. ref cite journal url http www.agu.org pubs crossref 2006 2006GL026480.shtml title Meteoric smoke ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Smoke It Cover Smoke It.jpg Artist The Dandy Warhols Album Odditorium or Warlords of Mars Released 29 August 2005 Format Compact disc CD , Gramophone record 7 vinyl Genre Alternative rock Label Capitol Records Capitol Last single Plan A br 2003 This single Smoke It br 2005 Next single All the Money or the Simple Life Honey br 2005 Smoke It is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols . It was released on 27 September 2005 as the first Single music single from their fifth studio album , Odditorium or Warlords of Mars . It peaked at No. 59 on the UK Singles Chart . ref cite web url http www.chartstats.com release.php?release 32047 title Smoke It work Chart Stats accessdate 27 February 2012 ref Track listing Track listing headline CD writing credits yes title1 Smoke It writer1 Courtney Taylor Taylor , Miles Zuniga length1 4 08 title2 Throaty Numan writer2 Peter Holmstrom, Taylor Taylor length2 3 44 title3 Wie Gehts writer3 Brent DeBoer, Holmstrom, Zia McCabe, Taylor Taylor note3 recorded live at the 2004 FM4 Frequency Festival Frequency Festival in Salzburg length3 3 23 title4 Smoke It note4 video Track listing headline 7 vinyl writing credits yes title1 Smoke It writer1 Taylor Taylor, Zuniga length1 4 08 title2 11CC writer2 Taylor Taylor, Holmstrom length2 8 10 Reception The Guardian praised the song, saying it reeks of rock s decadent best . ref cite web url http www.slabtown.net albums reviews album guardiansmokeit.html title Smoke It Review Long From The Guardian work Slabtown.net accessdate 27 February 2012 ref References reflist External links Allmusic class album id 204482 label Smoke It Discogs master 204482 type single The Dandy Warhols Category 2005 singles Category The Dandy Warhols songs ... more details
Smokesignal Telegraphic signal, in telegraphy Names Signal, Wyoming Signal band , a Bulgarian ...wiktionary signal signaling Signal , signals , signaling , or signalling may refer to tocright Transportation Traffic light Railway signal Communications Beacon Distress signal International maritime signal ... of flag signalling, such as semaphore or flaghoist Recognition signal in human, technical or biological communications Unix signal , a form of interprocess communication Signal electrical engineering ... album , 1971 Signal album Signal album , a 2005 album by Casiopea Signal song Signal song , a 2006 song by KAT TUN Signal 1933 Signal 1933 , a New York Yiddish language literary monthly published from 1933 to 1936 by the Communist Party USA Signal magazine Signal magazine , a Nazi propaganda magazine which was published in occupied Europe during World War II Signal toothpaste Signal 1 and Signal 2 radio stations Signaal now Thales Nederland , a Dutch defense company SIGNAL programming language , a synchronous programming language Signal Systems, a telecommunications company of the McLean Group of Companies Signal Systems McLean Group of Companies Signal The Southeast Electronic Music Festival , an annual music festival held in the United States Signal novel Signal novel , a 2009 children s novel about a boy who helps a girl from another planet signal her parents USS Signal USS Signal , the name of more than one U.S. Navy ship signal.h , a C standard library header declaring the code signal code function Other Signalling economics in economic theory Signal bridge , partnership card games Signals in legal citation signals legal citations Kent game a card game also known as Signal or Kemp See also Telecommunications Signal velocity Morse code Encryption Semiosis The Signal disambiguation disambiguation ar bg ca Senyal cs Sign l rozcestn k de Signal Begriffskl rung es Signal desambiguaci n fr Signal ko hr Signal it Segnale nl Signaal ja no Signal ... more details
The Signal may refer to The Signal radio program The Signal radio program , a Canadian radio program on CBC Radio Two Signal , one of several List of Canadian newspapers Canadian newspapers The Signal film The Signal film , a 2007 horror film The Signal Urthboy album The Signal Urthboy album , 2007 The Signal Sandra Nasic album The Signal Sandra Nasic album , 2007 The Signal , downloadable content episode for the 2010 video game Alan Wake The Signal newspaper , a student newspaper at the University of Houston Clear Lake The Signal , a fan podcast dedicated to Firefly tv series Firefly and its movie followup, Serenity film Serenity , as well as related media. SNOAS ES 01 The Signal , an airship owned by The Signal Number One. See also Signal disambiguation disambig it The Signal ... more details
for the TV series No Signal Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name No Signal Type Album Artist Park band Park Cover No Signal.jpg Released October 9, 2001 Recorded Genre Indie rock Length 48 31 Label Lobster Records Producer Cameron Webb Reviews Last album Scene 14 br 1998 This album No Signal br 2001 Next album It Won t Snow Where You re Going br 2003 No Signal is the second full length album by Illinois indie rock band Park band Park . It was released in 2001 on Lobster Records . The final track Untitled Bonus Track is referred to as AJS during numerous live performances. ref name Park AJS cite web url http www.youtube.com watch?v 9aoI6vXBHzk title Park AJS publisher Youtube.com date 2006 08 14 accessdate 2010 12 19 ref Track listing The Ghost You Are 4 00 Trivet 2 59 S is for Susan 4 20 At Breakneck Speed 4 30 Swell 3 56 Know Your Enemy 4 09 Clue Me In 2 44 Wreck Simple 4 16 Here On and Out 4 18 Cover Up 5 11 Untitled Bonus Track 3 45 Category Park albums Category 2001 albums Category Lobster Records albums Reflist ... more details
about the TV series the indie rock album No Signal infobox television image show name No Signal caption format runtime 22 min. per episode creator executive producer company You, Me n Him Productions voices Peter Dickson presenter Peter Dickson music theme country United Kingdom network FX UK FX first aired February 5, 2009 last aired April 9, 2009 num seasons 1 num episodes 10 list episodes preceded by followed by website production website No Signal was a British comedy sketch show that aired on a weekly basis from 5 February to 9 April 2009 on FX TV channel FX . The show s humor was based almost entirely on satire of television, including channels, adverts and programming. Though general reaction was mixed, the show was considered successful. Overview No Signal is set up like a regular British Sky Broadcasting Sky TV system with similar graphics and numerous channels, which are flicked through until the show ends, meanwhile showing the various spoofs of commercials, documentaries, etc. An odd take on pre show disclaimers air before each episode, which suggests that at least another series of No Signal will be produced. The set up is considered strikingly similar to The Kevin Bishop Show , which began the previous year. Channels 101 The Main Channel Parody of BBC One br Channel 101 the position of BBC One in reality , generally runs parodies of the said channel s shows, e.g. Antiques Roadshow . 167 Bloke TV Parody of Men & Motors br Channel 167 regularly shows Wife Swap U.S. TV series Cop Swap , featuring a pair of paranoid American police officers, one of whom has a very course mouth. In the last sketch they kill the show s cameraman, accusing him of perversion due to the constant filming of their daily patrols. 191 American Nonsense Parody of BET br Usually running America ... hearing difficulties , e.g. Deaf Rap or Deaf Porn. The No Signal DVD also includes a deaf ... on TVNZ U External links British Comedy Guide tv no signal Category 2009 British television programme ... more details
SmokeSmokeSmoke That Cigarette is a Western swing novelty song written by Merle Travis and Tex Williams , ref http repertoire.bmi.com title.asp?blnWriter True&blnPublisher True&blnArtist True&keyID 1360454&ShowNbr 0&ShowSeqNbr 0&querytype WorkID BMI Copyright and Registration Info ref for Williams and his talking blues style of singing. Travis wrote the bulk of the song. ref http www.cmt.com artists az williams tex bio.jhtml CMT bio of Tex Williams ref The original Williams version went to number one for sixteen, non consecutive weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart. ref cite book title The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006, Second edition last Whitburn first Joel authorlink Joel Whitburn year 2004 publisher Record Research page 391 ref http books.google.com books?id Gq2TTa6TStkC&lpg PA97&ots QLBU4ooibN&dq harry 20sims 20smoke 20smoke 20cigarette&pg PA97 v onepage&q harry 20sims 20smoke 20smoke 20cigarette&f false Recorded on March 27, 1947 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, SmokeSmokeSmoke That Cigarette was produced by Lee Gillette, and featured Deuce Spriggens, bass fiddle, harmony vocal Larry Pedro DePaul, accordion Johnny Weis, lead guitar Cactus Soldi, Rex Call, Harry Sims, fiddler Ossie Godson, piano Spike Featherstone, harp Joaquin Murphey Earl Joaquin Murphey , steel guitar Manny Klein, trumpet Smokey Rogers , guitar, harmony vocal Muddy Berry, drums. A cover version performed by Phil Harris stayed on the charts for 23 weeks, and became a Number one hits of 1947 USA number one hit in August 1947 and remained at the top of the chart for six weeks. Williams made a stereophonic re recording of the song for Capitol Records Capitol in 1960 on the album , SmokeSmokeSmoke . ref Music SmokeSmokeSmoke by Tex Williams. Rhapsody Online ref The song can be heard ... track id Smoke 21 Smoke 21 Smoke 21 28That Cigarette 29 order default asc pure url yes title SmokeSmokeSmoke That Cigarette author publisher Allmusic accessdate 2012 03 25 ref References Reflist S start ... more details
Signal fire can refer to A smokesignalSignal Fire song Signal Fire song , a 2007 song by Snow Patrol Signal Fire Films , an independent film company Signal Fire Band , A band from North Wales disambig ... more details
Refimprove date December 2008 Smoke grenades are canister type grenade s used as ground to ground or ground to air signaling devices, target or landing zone marking devices, or as Smoke screen screening devices for unit movements. Smoke grenades are normally considered non lethal weapon non lethal , although ... holes on top and one on the bottom to allow smoke release when the grenade is ignited. The filler consists of 250 to 350 grams of colored smoke colored red, green, orange, gray, yellow, blue, white, black, or violet smoke composition mostly potassium chlorate , lactose , and a dye . The reaction ... is no longer emitting smoke. Another type of smoke grenade is the bursting variation. These are filled ... producing copious amounts of white smoke phosphorus pentoxide . These double as incendiary grenade ... grenade launcher s. Users must also be wary of wind direction when using smoke grenades. Smoke grenades should not be confused with smoke bomb s, which are typically started with an external fuse explosives fuse rather than a pin. Smoke grenades often cost around 40 United States dollar USD compared to smoke bombs, which can often cost just a few cents. Smoke grenades generally emit a far larger amount of smoke than smoke bombs that are sold as fireworks . Use Used to create smoke screens, the grenades can be used to provide opportunity for movement over ground covered by fire. Smoke grenades can also be used to signal aircraft. Thermal imaging is able to see through smoke screens and, as such, fighting vehicles equipped with thermal imaging can use smoke to blind the enemy infantry while still being able to see them using thermal cameras. Other uses Smoke grenades are sometimes used ... utilized for the purpose of generating concealing smoke are high volume smoke candles . Smoke compositions ... s Citation needed date January 2010 . gallery File SmokeGrenade1.JPG British L83A1 Smoke Grenade ... of an L83A1 Smoke Grenade File M18 grenade.gif Diagram and cross section of an AN M18 M18 smoke grenade ... more details
Colored smoke is a kind of smoke created by an Particulate aerosol of small particles of a suitable pigment or dye . Image Red Arrows RIAT 2005.jpg thumb Red Arrows air display team Colored smoke can be used for smokesignal s, often in a military context. It can be produced by smoke grenade s, or by various other pyrotechnical devices. The mixture used for producing colored smoke is usually a cooler burning formula based on potassium chlorate oxidizer, lactose or dextrin as a fuel, and one or more dyes, with about 40 50 content of the dye. About 2 sodium bicarbonate may be added as a coolant, to lower the burning temperature. Smoke released from aircraft was originally based on a mixture of 10 15 dye, 60 65 trichloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene , and 25 diesel oil , injected into the exhaust gases of the aircraft engines. Most commonly, teams now use specifically prepared liquid dyes and only gas oil, light mineral oil or a food grade white oil without harmful chlorinated solvents. Some mixtures used for production of colored smokes contain these dyes Red Disperse Red 9 older, used eg. in the M18 grenade Solvent Red 1 with Disperse Red 11 Solvent Red 27 C.I. 26125 Solvent Red 24 Orange Solvent Yellow 14 C.I. 12055 Yellow Vat Yellow 4 with benzanthrone older Solvent Yellow 33 Solvent Yellow 16 C.I. 12700 Solvent Yellow 56 Oil Yellow R Green Vat Yellow 4 with benzanthrone and Solvent Green 3 older Solvent Yellow 33 and Solvent Green 3 Solvent Green 3 Oil Green BG Quinizarine Green SS Oil Green G Blue Solvent Blue 35 C.I. 26125 Solvent Blue 36 Solvent Blue 5 Violet Disperse Red 9 with 1,4 diamino 2,3 dihydroanthraquinone Solvent Violet 13 External links http www.dva.gov.au media publicat 2003 SAS Report pdf AppendixE.pdf Smoke and masking agents Category Pyrotechnics Category Smoke pt Fuma a colorida ... more details
The Smoke Ring may refer to Smoke ring s formed by smoke The Smoke Ring novel , a novel by Larry Niven The Smoke Ring band , a 1960s rock group dab ... more details
Holy Smoke may refer to Holy Smoke song Holy Smoke song , a song by Iron Maiden Holy Smoke , a film directed by Jane Campion Holy Smoke Gin Wigmore album Holy Smoke Gin Wigmore album Holy Smoke Peter Murphy album Holy Smoke Peter Murphy album Damian Thompson s conservative Catholic blog for The Daily Telegraph disambig fr Holy Smoke it Holy Smoke pl Holy Smoke tr Holy Smoke ... more details
of smoke and a fire alarm signal is generated. Addressable File Truealarmdetector.JPG thumb .... When these batteries run down, the smoke detector becomes inactive. Most smoke detectors will signal ...A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke , typically as an indicator of fire. Commercial, industrial, and mass residential devices issue a signal to a fire alarm system , while household detectors, known as smoke alarms, generally issue a local audible or visual alarm from the detector itself. Smoke detectors are typically housed in a disk shaped plastic enclosure about convert 150 mm in 0 in diameter ... smoke detectors work either by optical detection Photodiode photoelectric or by physical process ionization , while others use both detection methods to increase sensitivity to smoke. Sensitive alarms .... Smoke detectors in large commercial, industrial, and residential buildings are usually powered ..., in many single family detached and smaller multiple family housings, a smoke alarm is often powered ... electrical Heat detector and Smoke detector in 1902 in Birmingham , England. ref cite book ... had registered a drop in current. Smoke particles had apparently done what poison gas could not. Jaeger s experiment was one of the advances that paved the way for the modern smoke detector. It was 30 ... sensor possible. While home smoke detectors were available during most of the 1960s, the price of these devices ... could afford them. The first truly affordable home smoke detector was invented by Duane D. Pearsall ... s retailers picked up full distribution of the now required in every home smoke detector. The first commercial smoke detectors came to market in 1969. Today they are installed in 93 of U.S. homes ... 250px Optical Smoke Detector with the cover removed. Image OpticalSmokeDetector.png thumb 250px Optical Smoke Detector br 1 Optical chamber br 2 Cover br 3 Case moulding br 4 Photodiode detector br 5 Infrared LED Image smokealarm.JPG thumb 250px Inside a basic ionization smoke detector. The black ... more details
wiktionary smokeSmoke is a cloud of particles suspended in the air. Related topics Tobacco smoking Tobacco smoke , burning of the dried or cured leaves of the tobacco plant. Smoking cooking Liquid smoke , a food flavoring consisting of smoke condensates produced through the controlled burning of wood chips, or sawdust. Animals Smoke cat , cat colour in which the bottom eighth of each hair is white or creamy white, with the rest of the hair being a solid colour Media Smoke comics , a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe Smoke film Smoke film , 1995 movie directed by Wayne Wang starring Harvey Keitel Smoke Mortal Kombat Smoke Mortal Kombat , a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat video game franchise Smoke software , an editing and effects software for the arts, media and entertainment industry Music Albums Smoke Paul Kelly album Smoke Paul Kelly album , 1999 Smoke White Williams album Smoke White Williams album , 2007 Smoke Izzy Stradlin album Smoke Izzy Stradlin album , 2009 Smoke Lisa Lois album Smoke Lisa Lois album , 2009 Songs Smoke song Smoke song , a 1998 single by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia Smoke Eskimo Joe song Smoke Eskimo Joe song , 2004 The Smoke , a song and single release by Amorphis Artists Smoke band , a band based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA The Smoke Australian band , a current indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia The Smoke English band , a pop band from York from the 1960s and 1970s Other London , aka The Smoke , colloquial name for the city Tony Stewart born 1971 , nicknamed Smoke , American auto racer Smoke Jazz & Supper Club Lounge, located at 2751 Broadway in Manhattan Valley , NYC See also Smoke filled Smokey disambiguation Smokie disambiguation Smoking Smoky disambiguation disambig bs Dim vor cs Kou rozcestn k de Smoke el fr Smoke it Smoke ja pt Smoke sv Smoke zh ... more details
wiktionary where there s smoke, there s fire Where There s Smoke may refer to Where There s Smoke... , a 1979 album by Smokey Robinson Where There s Smoke The Brady Bunch Where There s Smoke The Brady Bunch , an episode of The Brady Bunch Where There s Smoke... Sex and the City Where There s Smoke... Sex and the City , an episode of Sex and the City Where There s Smoke Superman The Animated Series Where There s Smoke Superman The Animated Series , an episode of Superman The Animated Series Where There s Smoke That s So Raven Where There s Smoke That s So Raven , an episode of That s So Raven See also Where There s Smoke There s Cheech & Chong , a 2002 comedy album by Cheech & Chong Where There s Smoke There s Fired , an episode of Frasier disambiguation ... more details
A smoke discharger is a smoke Grenade launcher Description grenade launcher see section description , or commonly a cluster of smoke grenade launchers. Smoke discharger may also refer to a smoke maschine how it used by the tank T 62 Equipment T 62 see section equipment disambig ... more details
Smoke Rise may refer to Smoke Rise, Alabama , location in Blount County, Alabama, USA Smoke Rise band , American progressive rock band Smoke Rise community , gated community in Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA disambig Excess long comment to prevent listing on Special Shortpages ............................................................ more details
about the canyon in West Virginia Smoke Hole Canyon the caves in West Virginia Smoke Hole Caverns Smoke holes also called smokeholes or smoke holes refers to the historical and modern reconstructed Native American long house ceiling ventilation. Longhouse smoke holes occur in intervallic square openings along the roof of Native American long houses as an escape route for indoor fireplace smoke. File Nez perce couple teepee 1900.jpg thumb 222px A tipi of the Nez Perce tribe , circa 1900. The excess fabric at the top of the structure is the smoke hole and smoke flaps. Smoke holes for tents In Native American plains style Tipi housing, the smoke hole consisted of one easily accessible smoke flap vent which was positioned around the apex of the interior beams and the flaps were extended outward on poles to open the vent. In modern ceremonial tipis this vent is in the traditional fashion. Sami people Sami tents called a lavvu also have a smoke hole from which smoke from a campfire is vented out the top. Unlike the Native American tipi however, there are no smoke flaps, just a round hole at the top of the tent. Slang usage Smoke hole is also a colloquialism used by high school students and occasionally faculty to the area in which the tobacco smoking smoking of cigarettes is permitted. External links http www.nysm.nysed.gov IroquoisVillage constructiontwo.html g Mohawk Iroquois Longhouse Construction Use of interior space Category Traditional Native American dwellings ... more details
Orphan date September 2011 cleanup date September 2011 A smoke canopy is a device hung over a fire to gather the smoke and vent it through a wall or roof. File Decameron 1432 cooking on spit.jpg thumb upright left Fowl roasting on a spit. Smoke from the fire rises to the smoke canopy, and is vented through the wall or ceiling Decameron The Decameron , Flanders , 1432. Fireplace s were not used during much of the Middle Ages, because there were no chimney s, which were not invented until the 12th century. Most fires for heating were placed on hearths in the middles of rooms, and the smoke was allowed to rise to vents in the roof or high in walls. Smoke canopies provided an alternative, gathering the smoke above a fire and venting, usually through a wall. Most of the pictures we have of medieval smoke canopies show them being used in kitchens. They usually appeared over hearths that were placed against stone walls. Some were over free standing hearths, but this required special venting of the smoke. References http www.oldandinteresting.com hanging chimneys.aspx Hanging Chimneys and Smoke Canopies Category Domestic heating ... more details
Refimprove date June 2009 Image Savumassa.jpg thumb 250px Home made smoke powder burning. A smoke bomb is a firework designed to produce smoke upon ignition. Smoke bombs are useful to military units, airsoft games, paintball games, self defense and pranks. While there are smoke generating devices that are dropped from airplanes, the term smoke bomb is used to describe the three types of devices A smoke ball is a hollow, cherry sized sphere of brightly colored clay or cardboard filled with a smoke generating composition that produces a forceful jet of colored smoke for 10 to 15 seconds. The usual ... K sub 2 sub CO sub 3 sub 7.2 CO2 CO sub 2 sub 11 H2O H sub 2 sub O 4.8 Nitrogen N sub 2 sub . A smoke candle also called a smoke generator or smoke canister is a cylindrical cardboard tube with a fuse ... creates a thick cloud of smoke for up to several minutes. Uses include providing smoke for smoke test ing and creating a smoke screen for paintball and airsoft games. A smoke canister or smoke grenade is a metal can that releases smoke when a pin is pulled. Used by military personnel for signalling or as a screening device for troop movements. The smoke bomb was first created in 1848 ... the formula to produce more smoke for a longer period of time. Colored smoke devices use a formula ... in the atmosphere to form a smoke of finely dispersed particles. Home made smoke bombs are usually ... heating the mixture until it comes to a peanut butter like consistency can also provide fuel for smoke bombs. Devices or cartridges containing only the dye are used with an external heat source in a smoke machine . In the military, smoke bombs are a means for creating smoke screen s. Smoke bombs are often sold as consumer firework s, but smoke grenade s with pins rather than external fuses are not considered fireworks and are usually not sold at fireworks shops. The military style smoke grenades typically cost much more than smoke bomb fireworks. Military style smoke grenades often cost around ... more details
Image magic smoke.jpg thumb 200px Smoke released from an electronic component Image No blue smoke.jpg thumb 200px An integrated circuit rendered useless after overheating. Magic smoke also called factory smoke or blue smoke is smoke produced by malfunctioning electronic circuits. The origins of the magic smoke have become a running gag running in joke that started among Electrical engineering electrical ... programmers . The actual origin of blue smoke is the black plastic epoxy material that is used to package ... a bluish coloured smoke during combustion . Smoke from other components that do not use this epoxy ... Smoke is frequently observed to come out of Electronics electronic components when overheated, often ..., manufacturers put a portion of magic paranormal magic smoke into every electronic component, and the device functions normally so long as the smoke does not escape. Once the magic smoke has been released, the device lacks one or more key components and no longer functions correctly. The smoke thus ..., the magic smoke cannot be put back in. The joke deliberately uses common List of fallacies logical ...&pg PT308&dq 22Magic smoke 22 isbn 9781402077388 ref Usage This has led to use of the phrases and variants of leaking smoke , the magic smoke is escaping , or you let the smoke out as a euphemism for the destruction ... a device is powered on for the first time, it is often called a Smoke testing Electronics and electrical engineering smoke test . See also Phlogiston theory References Reflist External links http www.catb.org jargon html M magic smoke.html Magic smoke entry in the Jargon File http foldoc.org foldoc.cgi?magic smoke Magic smoke entry at FOLDOC http www3.telus.net bc triumph registry smoke.htm Lucas Replacement Wiring Harness Smoke for automotive electrics http www.sparkfun.com products 10622 Magic Blue Smoke Refilling Kit Magic Smoke Refill kit from Sparkfun Category Electronics terms Category Electronics and society Category In jokes Category Computer humor de Magic Smoke ... more details
A smoke composition is a pyrotechnic composition designed primarily to generate smoke . Smoke compositions are used as obscurants or for generation of signaling smokes. Some are used as a payload of smoke bomb s and smoke grenade s. Obscurants main Smoke screen Smoke compositions used as obscurants generate large amount of thick, usually white, smoke. The most common smoke composition for pyrotechnic generation of smoke screen s is the zinc chloride smoke mixture HC . Zinc chloride smoke taken from smoke screen Zinc chloride smoke is grey white and consists of tiny particles of zinc chloride . The most common mixture for generating these is the zinc chloride smoke mixture HC , consisting of hexachloroethane , grained aluminium and zinc oxide . The smoke consists of zinc chloride, zinc oxychlorides, and hydrochloric acid , which absorb the humidity moisture in the air. The smoke also contains ... of zinc chloride and traces of phosgene. In high concentrations the smoke can be very dangerous ... may develop. The smoke and the spent canisters contain suspected carcinogen s. The prognosis ... are required for people coming into contact with the zinc chloride smoke. White phosphorus White phosphorus weapon White phosphorus is a popular base for smoke production. It is used in artillery shells, bombs, and grenades. Signalling see also Colored smoke A colored smoke composition can be used ... with a dye that gets vaporized and creates large, colored smoke particles. The composition is often ... Smoke with a suitable composition can be used as a fire suppression agent . A pyrotechnic composition similar to black powder , composed of 15 charcoal and 85 potassium nitrate , generates thick smoke ... kilograms smoke grenade s, thrown into burning rooms through plate glass windows, have been used ... &num 50&as brr 3&cd 22 v onepage&q popcorning&f false ref Dispersion of chemicals Smoke compositions ... chemical. The devices usually have the form of smoke bomb s. The best known such application of smoke ... more details
Smoke tree may refer to any of several plants, some of whose parts are finely divided and give the appearance of smoke from a distance Cotinus , a common garden shrub Psorothamnus spinosus , a spiny tree of the American desert disambig ... more details
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