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  2. 2007 Boston Mooninite panic - Wikipedia

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    On the morning of January 31, 2007, the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting the Mooninites, characters from the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), leading to a massive panic.

  3. Gas-discharge lamp - Wikipedia

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    Neon lighting, a widely used form of cold-cathode specialty lighting consisting of long tubes filled with various gases at low pressure excited by high voltages, used as advertising in neon signs. Low pressure sodium lamps , the most efficient gas-discharge lamp type, producing up to 200 lumens per watt, but at the expense of very poor color ...

  4. Neon sign - Wikipedia

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    Neon sign. The neon sign is an evolution of the earlier Geissler tube, [11] which is a sealed glass tube containing a "rarefied" gas (the gas pressure in the tube is well below atmospheric pressure). When a voltage is applied to electrodes inserted through the glass, an electrical glow discharge results.

  5. 100 “One Size Fits All” Presents That Will Please Everyone

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    The moon lamp itself looks extremely realistic and the battery lasts for hours! I’d leave my moon lamp on overnight for days at a time and the battery lasts for 3-4 days straight. Im in love ...

  6. Electroluminescence - Wikipedia

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    For battery-operated devices, this voltage must be generated by a boost converter circuit within the device. This converter often makes a faintly audible whine or siren sound while the backlight is activated. Line-voltage-operated devices may be activated directly from the power line; some electroluminescent nightlights operate in this fashion.

  7. Neon-sign transformer - Wikipedia

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    An iron cored neon-sign transformer, with a 9-volt battery for scale. A neon-sign transformer (NST) is a transformer made for the purpose of powering a neon sign. They convert mains voltage in the range 120-347 V up to high voltages, in the range of 2 to 15 kV. These transformers supply between 18-30 mA; 60 mA on special order. [1]