Can people affect electrical devices, like causing street lights to turn on or off?
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There was an answer to this question by Cecil Adams of "The Straight Dope" website that attempts to resolve questions that are odd like this.  That is archived here:\n\nhttp://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_047.html\n\nOddly, it's unresolved, but you'll have to make your own mind up.
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Sometimes it is inconsitent power or dirty power (uneven spikes and dipps),  it may blink when someone else in the house turns something on.  They sell a device at most computer stores that give you even clean power.   Just explain your problem.
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Generating static electricity.
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The bulb could be getting ready to burn out.\n\nOr the street light could be "cycling". Sometimes, a streetlight is installed in a bad location. When it gets dark at night, the light comes on, but the light from the bulb is reflected back to the photocell. The photocell senses the light and thinks it's daytime again, so it shuts off the light. When the light shuts off, the photocell senses that it's dark again and turns the light back on. Then it keeps cycling on and off. Each cycle lasts about a minute or two depending on the manufacturer of the photocell. This usually happens with the streelight is near a shiny marble wall or a building window.
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i gues.....um.......Electricity
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Yes. Even though you cant hear it, it is still turned on so therefore using electricity
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Not sure what you are asking...but it sounds like you want to know if there are applications that will send a signal to actuate a switch?\n\nThe short answer is yes...these sorts of things happen hundreds of millions of times a day (if not more).
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people may not realize but cars can give interference with electronics.  If your practice room is close to the street you may want to change rooms.  I think it has something to do with the newer ignitions, but I am a daughter of a mechanic, not a mechanic myself.
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Not just a power surge will cause an electrical trip.... \nNormally a safety device or circuit breaker will 'trip' when it is detecting too much load...eg a faulty appliance, too much appliances plugged in (use of too many adaptors), or hot electrical joint (loose), undersized protection etc.
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If you have the know how you could do this yourself, but check with your house insurance and you'll probably find if there should be a fire at some point they would not be responsible for damages unless this electrical work was done by a licensed electrician. Good luck with your project
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You probably have a problem with your wiring.  CALL AN ELECTRICIAN TO CHECK EVERYTHING OUT!  I know it sucks financially, what with it being the "chirstmas shopping season" and all, but what if you have a serious problem and it causes a fire...you could lose a LOT more than your things...people could get hurt.  Don't risk it!
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Yes for instance your nervous system is an electrical system and electricity is effected by electric magnetic pulls.
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did you mean how does a light sensor work?
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Actually, research shows that if in a cool environment, there's no concrete evidence that leaving one on is any worse than constantly turning one on and off.  You'll hear the preferences and theories of many, but the facts show no real difference.
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The human brain has already lit up the city.  It now has to figure out how to keep the lights on with the cost of energy going through the roof.\n\nMaybe wind or solar power...
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These people do:\n\nhttp://www.switchlite.com/home.html
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swap wires,see if wire to blame,then plugs