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Bronx Cheer Bulb
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This site from the Exploratorium provides an activity to detect the flickering of a LED or neon glow tube. These light sources turn on and off too frequently to be observed normally, but when an observer makes a raspberry (gives a Bronx cheer), the observer sees a flickering light.  The site contains an explanation for the effect and suggestions for other activities that demonstrate the same results. This activity is part of Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bronx-cheer-bulb
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Restriction: © 2006 Exploratorium
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Keywords: perception, vision
Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 13, 2006 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Aug 02, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 August 2, 2006
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bronx-cheer-bulb).
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Bronx Cheer Bulb (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bronx-cheer-bulb>.
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Bronx Cheer Bulb. (2006, August 2). Retrieved March 25, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bronx-cheer-bulb
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Bronx Cheer Bulb. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 2, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bronx-cheer-bulb (accessed 25 March 2025).
MLA Format
Bronx Cheer Bulb. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2006. 2 Aug. 2006. 25 Mar. 2025 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bronx-cheer-bulb>.
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@misc{ Title = {Bronx Cheer Bulb}, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {25 March 2025}, Month = {August 2, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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