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: a device that utilizes a flash tube for high-speed illumination (as in photography)
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The video prominently features Noé’s signature strobe effects and begins with a warning for photosensitive viewers.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Sensory deprivation training has become increasingly common over the past decade, particularly when Steph Curry popularized practicing with strobe goggles to disrupt his vision.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Moments later, blue strobes flashed, warped guitar rang out and pounding drums clanged.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Rounding out the key specs is a 400-lumen dual-beam camping light with multiple lighting modes, including SOS strobe and adjustable brightness.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Sensory deprivation training has become increasingly common over the past decade, particularly when Steph Curry popularized practicing with strobe goggles to disrupt his vision.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Moments later, blue strobes flashed, warped guitar rang out and pounding drums clanged.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Rounding out the key specs is a 400-lumen dual-beam camping light with multiple lighting modes, including SOS strobe and adjustable brightness.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Strobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strobe. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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strobe
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: a device that produces a very brief strong flash of light (as for photography) and that can be used repeatedly
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