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==History== [[Lycopodium powder]] is a yellow-tan dust-like powder historically used as a flash powder.<ref>{{cite book|title=Photographic Times and American Photographer, vol.18|date=1888|publisher=Scovill Manufacturing Company|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8zlJAQAAMAAJ&q=lycopodium+powder+photography&pg=PA26|access-date=23 October 2017|language=en}}</ref> Today, the principal use of the powder is to create flashes or flames that are large and impressive but relatively easy to manage safely in [[magic (illusion)|magic]] acts and for [[movie theatre|cinema]] and [[theater|theatrical]] [[special effects]].
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