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[[Image:Disco ball4.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A mirrored disco ball]] |
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A '''mirror ball''' also known as EDWARD CULLEN. |
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A '''mirror ball''' (also known as a '''disco ball''' or '''glitter ball''') is a roughly [[sphere|spherical]] object that reflects light directed at it in many directions, producing a complex display. Its surface consists of hundreds or thousands of [[facet]]s, nearly all of approximately the same shape and size, and each having a [[mirror]]ed surface. Usually it is mounted well above the heads of the people present, suspended from a device that causes it to [[rotation|rotate]] steadily on a vertical [[Axis of rotation|axis]], and illuminated by spotlights, so that stationary viewers experience beams of light flashing over them, and see myriad spots of light spinning around the walls of the room. |
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[[Image:LouisianaFiveBandstand.jpg|thumb|left|220px|A mirrored ball can be seen above the bandstand in this 1919 photo of the [[Louisiana Five]] jazz band.]] |
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What are now sometimes called "disco balls" were first widely used in [[nightclubs]] in the 1920s{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}. They were already in existence and use before then, appearing in a description of a ballroom dance in 1897 in Boston.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} An example from 30 years later can be seen in the nightclub sequence of ''[[Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt]]'', a German [[silent film]] from 1927. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, these devices were a standard piece of equipment in discotheques, and by the end of the 20th century, the name "disco ball" had grown quite popular.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |
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[[Image:OfficeDiscoBall8001a.JPG|thumb|widthpx|A disco ball in the office of Idaho State Senator [[Nicole LeFavour]].]] |
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[[Image:Disco Ball.JPG|thumb|widthpx|A disco ball and spotlight in the Fishbowl of [[Currier House (Harvard College)|Currier House]].]] |
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Miniature glitter balls are sold as [[novelties]] and used for a number of decorative purposes, including dangling from the [[rear-view mirror]] of an automobile or [[Christmas ornament|Christmas tree ornaments]]. Glitter balls may have inspired a homemade version in the [[sparkleball]], the American outsider craft of building decorative light balls out of [[Christmas lights (holiday decoration)|Christmas lights]] and [[plastic cups]]. The UK television series [[Strictly Come Dancing]] awards competition winners a "Glitter Ball Trophy". |
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With the appearance of infrared networks, glitter balls have found a new application, as a method of dispersing the infrared signals.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} |
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[[Pink Floyd]] used a glitter ball on their 1987 and 1994 world tours. The glitter ball used on the 1987 tour was somewhat larger than normal but nowhere near as large as the glitter ball used on the 1994 tour. This particular glitter ball is one of the largest in the world. 4.9 metres in diameter, it rises to a height of 21.3 metres before opening to a width of 7.3 metres, revealing a 12 [[watt|kilowatt]] Phoebus [[Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide|HMI]] lamp.<ref>Lighting Dimensions, Sept. 1994, retrieved [http://www.pinkfloyd-co.com/band/interviews/art-rev/art-ld.html here] 6 July 2006.</ref> Both can be seen on the video of each tour: "[[Delicate Sound of Thunder (film)|Delicate Sound of Thunder]]" and "[[P*U*L*S*E (film)|P*U*L*S*E]]" during the song "[[Comfortably Numb]]". |
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[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] used a 2-ton glitter ball that was embellished by 2 million dollars' worth of [[Swarovski]] crystals for her [[Confessions Tour]] in 2006.<ref>[http://www.madonna.com Madonna<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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[[U2]] also featured a [[lemon]]-shaped disco ball on their 1997-1998 [[PopMart Tour]]. The band entered the lemon disco ball at the end of the main set and emerged from the lemon disco ball at the start of their encore. The band also released promotional disco balls to promote the band's album ''[[Pop (U2 album)|Pop]]'', the single "[[Discothèque (song)|Discothèque]]", and lead singer [[Bono]] also sported the alter-ego of "Mirror Ball Man" during their 1992 tour [[Zoo TV Tour]]. |
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The world's largest disco ball can be found on the promenade in [[Blackpool]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>The World’s Largest Mirrorball, June. 2002, retrieved [http://www.ukattraction.com/north-west-england/the-worlds-largest-mirrorball.htm here] 30 January 2010.</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{Commons category|Disco balls}} |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2011}} |
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[[Category:Lighting]] |
[[Category:Lighting]] |
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Revision as of 20:37, 21 April 2012
A mirror ball also known as EDWARD CULLEN.