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  2. Magic (cryptography) - Wikipedia

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    The PURPLE machine itself was first used by Japan in 1940. U.S. and British cryptographers had broken some PURPLE traffic well before the attack on Pearl Harbor. However, the PURPLE machines were used only by the Foreign Office to carry diplomatic traffic to its embassies. The Japanese Navy used a completely different crypto-system, known as JN-25.

  3. Type B Cipher Machine - Wikipedia

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    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs machine was the "Type B Cipher Machine", codenamed Purple by United States cryptanalysts. The chief designer of Purple was Kazuo Tanabe. His engineers were Masaji Yamamoto and Eikichi Suzuki. Eikichi Suzuki suggested the use of a stepping switch instead of the more troublesome half-rotor switch.

  4. Ultra (cryptography) - Wikipedia

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    Ultra was the designation adopted by British military intelligence in June 1941 for wartime signals intelligence obtained by breaking high-level encrypted enemy radio and teleprinter communications at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park. [1] Ultra eventually became the standard designation among the western Allies ...

  5. What's up with the mysterious purple streetlights at the ...

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    The science behind the white to purple light change. Purple street lights contrast with the red stop lights at the intersection of Hypoluxo and Jog Roads in Palm Beach County. LED lights are made ...

  6. Japanese army and diplomatic codes - Wikipedia

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    The Purple cipher was used by the Japanese Foreign Office as its most secure system. The U.S. called this the "Purple" code, because they kept intercepted traffic in purple binders. Although the Japanese purchased the Enigma machine, they chose to base their cipher machine on a different technology, using a stepping switch rather than several ...

  7. Stop light party - Wikipedia

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    Stop light party. A stop light party, stoplight party, traffic light party or traffic party is a party at which guests wear different colors indicating their relationship -seeking status. [1] While they may be held anytime, anywhere; they are commonly held around Valentine's Day and in areas around colleges and universities.

  8. Traffic cone - Wikipedia

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    Traffic cone. Traffic cones are usually used to divert traffic. The reflective sleeves are for nighttime visibility; the at the top ease handling and can be used for attaching caution tape. Traffic cones, also called pylons, witches' hats, [1] [2] road cones, highway cones, safety cones, caution cones, channelizing devices, [3] construction ...

  9. Blue bottle experiment - Wikipedia

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    Chemical traffic light experiment. The chemical traffic light is a color-changing redox reaction that is related to the blue bottle experiment. One of the early formulas consists of glucose, sodium hydroxide, indigo carmine (dye), and water.