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Flash

The Flash is the alias of several superheroes in DC Comics, most notably characterized by their superhuman speed derived from the Speed Force, an extradimensional energy field that enables velocities exceeding light speed, time manipulation, and phasing through matter.^[1]^[2] The original incarnation, Jay Garrick—a chemist empowered by inhaling hard water vapors in a laboratory accident—debuted in Flash Comics #1 in January 1940, co-created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, and became a founding member of the Justice Society of America during World War II.^[1]^[3]^[4] Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash and archetype of the character, first appeared in Showcase #4 in 1956 as a Central City police forensic scientist transformed by a lightning bolt striking chemical solvents, granting him access to the Speed Force and establishing him as the "Fastest Man Alive" who revitalized DC's superhero line, co-founded the Justice League of America, and anchored pivotal continuity-altering events like Crisis on Infinite Earths.^[1]^[5] Subsequent bearers of the mantle, such as Wally West—Allen's nephew and initial sidekick Kid Flash—have expanded the legacy, inheriting and amplifying these powers after Allen's presumed death, while protecting Central City from threats exploiting velocity-based physics.^[1]

Science and technology

Computing and software

Adobe Flash was a proprietary software platform for creating and delivering multimedia content, including animations, interactive applications, and vector-based graphics for web browsers.^[6] Developed initially by FutureWave Software as FutureSplash Animator and released in 1996, it was acquired by Macromedia later that year and rebranded as Macromedia Flash 1.0, with the first version distributed as a free browser plugin to enable playback.^[7] Macromedia expanded its capabilities through versions up to Flash 8, introducing features like timeline-based editing, scripting, and support for audio and video integration, which facilitated its widespread use in web development during the late 1990s and early 2000s.^[8] In 2005, Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia for $3.4 billion, integrating Flash into its Creative Suite and rebranding it as Adobe Flash, with tools like Flash Professional for authoring and Flash Player for runtime execution.^[9] Key features included scalable vector graphics for consistent rendering across devices, the ActionScript programming language for dynamic interactivity, and support for embedding streaming media, making it essential for online games, advertisements, presentations, and rich internet applications (RIAs) before the standardization of alternatives like HTML5.^[6] At its peak around 2008–2010, Flash powered approximately 80% of online video and a significant portion of interactive web experiences, though its proprietary format required universal plugin installation, which browsers increasingly viewed as a performance and security liability.^[10] Flash's decline accelerated due to inherent security flaws, with over 1,000 vulnerabilities documented since 2005, rendering it a prime vector for malware exploitation as attackers targeted its broad deployment and complex codebase.^[11] Additional factors included poor adaptability to mobile devices—exacerbated by Apple's 2010 refusal to support it on iOS citing unreliability, battery drain, and touchscreen incompatibility—and the emergence of open web standards like HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, which offered comparable functionality without plugins.^[12] Adobe announced the platform's deprecation in July 2017, committing to end all support and distribution by December 31, 2020, after which major browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Edge disabled it entirely, blocking content playback starting January 12, 2021.^[13] Post-discontinuation, Adobe redirected Flash tools toward Animate, which exports to HTML5 and other formats, while legacy content has been largely migrated or emulated via open-source projects like Ruffle for archival purposes.^[13] The platform's obsolescence underscored the risks of proprietary dependencies in software ecosystems, prompting a shift toward native web technologies that prioritize security, accessibility, and cross-platform consistency.^[14] Despite its innovations in web interactivity, Flash's vulnerabilities and resistance to modernization contributed to its replacement, with no official revival planned as of 2025.^[15]

Physics and engineering

In thermodynamics, flash evaporation refers to the partial vaporization of a saturated liquid when subjected to a sudden reduction in pressure below its saturation point, resulting in a two-phase mixture of vapor and liquid in equilibrium. This process is isenthalpic, governed by the Joule-Thomson effect, where the enthalpy remains constant across a throttling valve, leading to cooling and phase separation based on the liquid's composition and conditions such as temperature and pressure.^[16] Applications include desalination plants, where seawater is flashed in multiple stages to produce fresh water, and petroleum refining for separating hydrocarbons. Flash welding, a resistance-based joining technique in mechanical engineering, involves clamping two metal pieces end-to-end with a small gap, passing high electrical current to generate arcing flashes that heat the surfaces, followed by rapid upsetting under pressure to forge a solid joint without filler material. The process achieves full cross-sectional welding in seconds, producing joints with properties comparable to the base metal, and is commonly applied to manufacture chains, axles, and structural components from materials like steel and aluminum.^[17] Optimal parameters include currents of 10-50 kA and flash times under 5 seconds, minimizing defects like porosity through controlled heat input.^[18] In physical chemistry, flash photolysis employs a high-intensity light pulse, typically from a laser or discharge lamp, to excite molecules and generate transient species for spectroscopic study of ultrafast reactions. Developed in 1950 by Ronald Norrish and George Porter, who shared the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this method, it enables observation of intermediates with lifetimes as short as femtoseconds by separating the excitation flash from the probing light.^[19] The technique relies on principles of photochemistry, where absorbed photons promote electrons to higher states, triggering dissociation or isomerization, and has advanced understanding of radical reactions and energy transfer in gases and solutions./Kinetics/02%3A_Reaction_Rates/2.01%3A_Experimental_Determination_of_Kinetics/2.1.04%3A_Relaxation_Methods/2.1.4.01%3A_Flash_Photolysis) Flash sintering, a field-assisted processing method in materials engineering, densifies ceramics by applying an electric field (typically 10-100 V/cm) at intermediate temperatures, inducing nonlinear current surges and rapid grain growth within seconds due to Joule heating and defect-enhanced diffusion. First reported in 2010 for yttria-stabilized zirconia, it reduces sintering times from hours to under 60 seconds and furnace temperatures by 200-300°C compared to conventional methods, enabling anisotropic microstructures with elongated grains aligned by the field.^[20] Mechanisms involve thermal runaway from electronic and ionic conductivity, applicable to oxides like ZnO and BaTiO3, though challenges include field-induced cracking in non-conductive samples.^[21] Electrical flashover in high-voltage engineering occurs when an insulator fails to prevent surface discharge, allowing ionization of air to form a conductive plasma path across its surface under excessive voltage stress, often exacerbated by contamination, humidity, or partial discharges. This phenomenon follows Paschen's law for breakdown voltage, with critical field strengths around 30 kV/cm in air, and is mitigated by designs increasing creepage distance or hydrophobic coatings.^[22] In power systems, flashover can cascade into outages, as seen in insulator strings where dry-band arcing precedes full bridging.^[22]

Biology and medicine

FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) delivers radiation doses at ultra-high dose rates exceeding 40 Gy/s, typically in milliseconds, contrasting with conventional rates of less than 0.1 Gy/s.^[23] This approach has demonstrated equivalent tumor control to standard radiotherapy while significantly reducing damage to surrounding healthy tissues in preclinical models, including mice with lung carcinomas and orthotopic gliomas.^[24] The "FLASH effect," observed since initial reports in 2014, spares normal tissues through mechanisms hypothesized to include transient oxygen depletion limiting oxidative stress, altered immune responses, or vascular protection, though exact pathways remain under investigation with no consensus model established.^[25] Clinical translation efforts, such as electron and proton FLASH systems, are advancing, with phase I trials showing feasibility for skin cancers and potential for intraoperative applications.^[26]^[27] Flash pulmonary edema refers to acute, severe fluid accumulation in the lungs due to abrupt cardiac decompensation, often presenting with rapid dyspnea, hypoxemia, and radiographic infiltrates within hours.^[28] It frequently arises from bilateral renal artery stenosis impairing fluid regulation or acute rises in left ventricular filling pressures during myocardial infarction or ischemia.^[29] Sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema (SCAPE), a subtype, involves a feedback loop of heightened sympathetic drive exacerbating afterload and failure, treatable with vasodilators like nitroglycerin alongside noninvasive ventilation.^[30] Incidence correlates with uncontrolled hypertension or valvular disease, with prompt intervention reducing mortality, though recurrences demand addressing underlying renovascular or cardiac pathology.^[31] In biological research, flash photolysis employs intense light pulses to initiate transient species, enabling time-resolved study of rapid biochemical reactions, such as enzyme kinetics or electron transfer in photosystems.^[32] Pioneered in the 1940s and refined with lasers, it reveals intermediates with lifetimes from picoseconds to seconds, applied to photosynthetic proteins and radical scavenging in cells.^[33] Mitochondrial "flashes" represent stochastic bursts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and pH shifts detected via fluorescent probes, signaling integrated mitochondrial dynamics tied to respiration, fission-fusion cycles, and aging-related dysfunction.^[34] Flash glucose monitoring systems, such as the FreeStyle Libre, provide interstitial glucose readings via near-field scanning of subcutaneous sensors, lasting up to 14 days without routine finger pricks.^[35] Approved for diabetes management in adults since 2017, these devices improve glycemic control by alerting to hypo- or hyperglycemia trends, with real-world studies showing reduced HbA1c by 0.5-1% in type 2 diabetes users.^[36] Accuracy metrics, including mean absolute relative difference of 9-12%, support their role in minimizing complications, though they require user-initiated scans unlike continuous alarms in full CGM.^[37] Flashbacks in medical contexts, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), manifest as intrusive, sensory re-experiencings of trauma, often visual or emotional, triggered by cues and linked to hippocampal-amygdala hyperactivity.^[38] Prevalent in 30-50% of PTSD cases, they differ from nightmares by occurring in wakefulness and correlate with peritraumatic dissociation severity.^[39] In hallucinogen use, persistent perceptual flashbacks form part of hallucinogen persisting perception disorder, involving recurrent visual distortions post-psychedelic exposure, treatable symptomatically with anxiolytics.^[40] Neuroimaging implicates prefrontal-limbic dysregulation, with therapies like prolonged exposure reducing frequency by rewiring memory consolidation.^[41]

Military and security

Weapons and signaling

The M84 stun grenade, also known as a flashbang, is a diversionary device employed by U.S. military forces and special operations units to temporarily disorient adversaries through an intense burst of light and sound.^[42] It consists of a steel hexagonal tube filled with a pyrotechnic charge that detonates to produce a flash exceeding 1 million candela and a bang of 170-180 decibels, causing flash blindness lasting several seconds and auditory overload leading to temporary deafness and disorientation.^[43] Developed in the late 1970s by the British Special Air Service (SAS) using a magnesium-potassium perchlorate mixture, flashbangs were initially training aids but saw their first combat deployment during the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London, where SAS operators used them to stun hostage-takers prior to entry.^[44] U.S. variants like the M84, weighing 8.33 ounces with an M201A1 fuze, are standard for room-clearing and hostage rescue, though they carry risks of injury including burns, concussions, and hearing damage, as evidenced by incidents such as the 2004 FBI training mishap injuring three agents and a 2014 SWAT raid causing severe harm to a child.^[42]^[44] In military signaling, flash effects from pyrotechnic devices provide illumination or coded visual cues for coordination, warning, or aerial identification. Handheld star cluster and parachute signals, such as the M125A1 green or M159 white variants, launch to 200-250 meters and deploy stars burning for 6-50 seconds with bright illumination visible up to 58 kilometers at night, used for ground-to-air or inter-unit messaging.^[42] Ground pyrotechnic kits like the M188 white signal burn for 10 seconds at 100,000 candlepower to mark positions or simulate bursts, while surface trip flares generate 50,000 candlepower for area denial alerts.^[42] These devices, detailed in U.S. Army field manuals, rely on pyrotechnic compositions for rapid light output rather than sustained glow, distinguishing them from smoke signals; training simulators like the M115A2 replicate flash and report for safe practice without live ordnance.^[42] Signal mirrors, employing reflected sunlight to produce directional flashes visible up to 100 miles, serve as low-tech backups for emergency distress calls, operable day or night with artificial light sources.^[45]

Tactics and operations

In military communications, a FLASH precedence designation is assigned to messages requiring immediate delivery and action, typically for initial enemy contact reports or operational combat information of extreme urgency. Brevity is mandatory to ensure rapid transmission, with handling protocols mandating interruption of lower-precedence traffic to prioritize FLASH messages across channels.^[46] This system, defined under U.S. Department of Defense standards and codified in federal regulations, facilitates high-tempo tactical decision-making by enabling commanders to respond swiftly to emerging threats without delay.^[47] For instance, during joint operations, FLASH alerts can trigger immediate maneuvers, such as repositioning forces or initiating countermeasures, directly influencing operational outcomes by compressing reaction times to minutes.^[48] Operation Flash, conducted by the Croatian Army (HV) from May 1 to 3, 1995, exemplified rapid offensive tactics to reclaim Western Slavonia from the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK). Croatian forces, numbering approximately 7,500 soldiers and police supported by 20 tanks, initiated the operation with heavy artillery bombardment to suppress RSK defenses, followed by simultaneous assaults from four directions to exploit surprise and overwhelm fragmented enemy positions.^[49]^[50] This multi-axis advance, covering a 558-square-kilometer salient, resulted in the quick capitulation of RSK units, with Croatian forces capturing key towns like Okucani and Pakrac, though it involved reported civilian displacements and post-operation investigations into alleged violations. The operation's emphasis on speed and combined arms—integrating artillery, armor, and infantry—demonstrated effective use of maneuver warfare to achieve strategic gains with minimal prolonged engagement.^[49] Tactical recognition flashes (TRFs), cloth patches worn on the right sleeve of combat uniforms by British and allied forces, enhance operational coordination by enabling rapid visual identification of unit affiliation in fluid battlefield environments. Introduced prominently from the 1950s onward, TRFs reduce risks of friendly fire and support decentralized command by allowing soldiers to quickly ascertain parent regiments or formations during joint maneuvers or detachments.^[51] In practice, they are positioned for visibility under headgear absence, aiding tactical leaders in assembling ad-hoc teams or verifying alliances amid chaos, as seen in multinational operations where interoperability demands swift recognition.^[52]

Entertainment and media

Fictional characters and franchises

The Flash is a superhero alias in DC Comics, assumed by multiple characters endowed with superhuman speed via the Speed Force, a cosmic energy source enabling feats like time travel and molecular vibration.^[1] The inaugural Flash, Jay Garrick, a college student, gained these powers in the 1940s through a laboratory accident involving chemical vapors, debuting as the character in print that decade.^[1] Subsequent bearers include Barry Allen, a forensic scientist struck by lightning and exposed to chemicals in 1956, who became the archetype for the Silver Age revival of the hero; and Wally West, originally Kid Flash, who inherited the mantle after Allen's apparent death in 1985 during the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event.^[1] These iterations form the core of the DC Flash family, with additional temporary holders like Bart Allen (Impulse/Kid Flash) appearing in storylines exploring multiversal speedster dynamics.^[1] In Marvel Comics, Eugene "Flash" Thompson serves as a supporting character in the Spider-Man series, introduced as a high school football star and initial bully to protagonist Peter Parker.^[53] Created in 1962, Thompson evolves from antagonist to admirer of Spider-Man, later enlisting in the U.S. Army, losing his legs in combat, and bonding with the Venom symbiote to become Agent Venom, a military operative wielding enhanced strength and webbing while suppressing the symbiote's corrupting influence through regular serum injections.^[53] This arc, spanning issues from The Amazing Spider-Man onward, highlights themes of redemption and heroism beyond innate powers.^[53] Other notable fictional Flashes include Flash Slothmore, a three-toed sloth employed at Zootopia's Department of Mammal Vehicles in Disney's 2016 animated film Zootopia, depicted as deliberately slow in speech and movement for comedic effect despite his name's ironic implication of speed. In Hasbro's My Little Pony: Equestria Girls franchise, Flash Sentry is a Pegasus guard in the Crystal Empire and human guitarist counterpart, introduced in 2013 as a friendly but underdeveloped romantic interest for Twilight Sparkle.^[54] These characters, while less central to their respective canons, leverage the "Flash" moniker for contrast—slowness in Zootopia and routine guardianship in My Little Pony—contrasting the velocity-themed DC archetype.

Films and television

The DC Comics character Barry Allen/The Flash first appeared in live-action television in the series The Flash (1990–1991), which aired 22 episodes on CBS, starring John Wesley Shipp as police scientist Barry Allen who gains super speed from a lightning strike and chemical accident. The show incorporated elements from the comics, including villains like Captain Cold and Trickster, and spawned two TV movies: The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991) and Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992). A second live-action series, The Flash (2014–2023), developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, ran for nine seasons and 184 episodes on The CW, with Grant Gustin portraying Barry Allen, a forensic investigator empowered by a particle accelerator explosion granting super speed.^[55] The series explored time travel, multiverse concepts, and crossovers with other DC properties like Arrow and Supergirl, concluding amid declining viewership and production changes at Warner Bros. Television.^[56] In film, The Flash (2023), directed by Andy Muschietti, featured Ezra Miller as Barry Allen in a story inspired by the "Flashpoint" comic arc, involving multiverse alterations and cameos from DC actors like Michael Keaton as Batman; the $200 million production grossed $271 million worldwide but received mixed reviews for visual effects and narrative coherence. Flash Gordon adaptations include the 1936 film serial Flash Gordon, a 13-chapter Universal production starring Buster Crabbe as the titular hero thwarting Emperor Ming on planet Mongo, followed by sequels Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), which popularized space opera tropes in early cinema. The 1980 feature film Flash Gordon, directed by Mike Hodges with Sam J. Jones in the lead and a soundtrack by Queen, depicted a football quarterback transported to Mongo for a campy battle against Ming (Max von Sydow), achieving cult status despite modest box office of $27 million against a $22 million budget. Television versions of Flash Gordon encompass the 1954–1955 syndicated animated series (40 episodes), featuring Steve Holland voicing the hero in rocketship adventures; The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979–1980), a Filmation animated show with 40 half-hour episodes reimagining the strip's pulp origins; a 1996–1997 animated series (26 episodes) aimed at children; and the 2007–2008 Sci Fi Channel live-action series (21 episodes, one unaired), starring Eric Johnson as a modernized Flash facing interdimensional threats, which was canceled due to low ratings.^[57]

Comics and literature

The Flash is a superhero primarily associated with DC Comics, debuting as Jay Garrick in Flash Comics #1 in January 1940, created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert.^[58] Garrick, a college student exposed to hard water fumes granting super-speed, fought Axis powers and crime in the Golden Age, appearing in over 100 issues of Flash Comics until the series ended in 1949.^[59] He co-founded the Justice Society of America in All Star Comics #3 (1940).^[59] Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash, was introduced in Showcase #4 (October 1956), revitalizing the character with a forensic scientist origin involving a lightning-struck chemical accident.^[60] Allen's solo series, The Flash vol. 1, launched in June 1959 and ran for 246 issues until 1985, featuring innovative concepts like the multiverse in "Flash of Two Worlds" (The Flash #123, 1961), where Allen met Garrick.^[60] Wally West, Allen's nephew and sidekick Kid Flash (debuting in The Flash #110, 1959), inherited the mantle after Allen's death in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (1986), starring in The Flash vol. 2 from 1987 to 2009 and beyond.^[1] Key storylines include Flashpoint (2011), where Barry's timeline alterations rebooted the DC Universe, and The Flash: Rebirth (2009), reestablishing Allen's centrality post-resurrection.^[61] The franchise has produced over 750 issues of The Flash by 2020, with collected editions like The Flash Archives vol. 2 (2000) reprinting early Barry-era tales including Kid Flash's origin.^[62]^[63] Prose literature featuring The Flash is limited, with tie-in novels such as The Flash: Stop Motion (1998) by Mark Shainblum and Janine Ellen Young exploring speed force mysticism in a standalone adventure.^[64] Graphic novels dominate adaptations, compiling arcs like The Flash vol. 5: History Lessons (2013), detailing Barry's post-Reverse-Flash confrontations.^[65]

Music

Grandmaster Flash, born Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1958, is a pioneering DJ and hip-hop artist credited with developing key techniques such as the Quick Mix Theory and scratching, which advanced breakbeat manipulation and turntablism in the late 1970s Bronx scene.^[66]^[67] He formed Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1978, releasing influential tracks like "The Message" in 1982 that introduced socially conscious lyricism over innovative sampling and beats, shaping early hip-hop's sonic and thematic evolution.^[68]^[69] Flash was an English progressive rock band formed in late 1971 by former Yes guitarist Peter Banks and vocalist Colin Carter, drawing from jazz fusion and extended improvisations in the vein of 1970s prog.^[70]^[71] The group released their self-titled debut album in February 1972 on Sovereign Records, featuring tracks like "Small Beginnings" with complex arrangements, thick bass lines, and keyboard flourishes, followed by In the Can later that year and Out of Our Hands in 1973 before disbanding.^[72]^[73] "Flash" is a 1980 hard rock song by Queen, serving as the opening track on their Flash Gordon soundtrack album released December 8, 1980, by EMI Records, which accompanied the sci-fi film directed by Mike Hodges.^[74]^[75] The track, written by Brian May and featuring bombastic guitar riffs and operatic vocals, peaked at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart and exemplifies Queen's orchestral rock style tailored to the film's campy narrative.^[76] Flash is the fifth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in July 1985 by Epic Records, blending pop rock, blues, and fusion elements with production by Beck and Terry Britten.^[77]^[78] It reached No. 39 on the US Billboard 200, including covers like "People Get Ready" with Rod Stewart and originals such as "Ambitious," marking Beck's commercial pivot toward accessible 1980s radio formats while retaining instrumental virtuosity.^[79]^[80]

Video games

Adobe Flash significantly influenced browser-based video games starting in the late 1990s. Initially released in 1996 for web graphics and animations, Flash's ActionScript enabled interactive gameplay by 2000, fostering a boom in user-generated titles hosted on portals like Newgrounds, Armor Games, and Kongregate, which drew millions of players and generated billions in revenue.^[81]^[82] These games democratized indie development, allowing creators to prototype mechanics and stories without high barriers, influencing modern genres like endless runners and tower defense.^[82] Flash's dominance waned post-2010 with the rise of HTML5 and mobile platforms, culminating in Adobe ending support on December 31, 2020, due to security vulnerabilities and obsolescence.^[81] Preservation efforts, such as the Flashpoint Archive, have curated over 100,000 games and animations, enabling emulation via wrappers to safeguard this digital history from total loss.^[83] The DC Comics superhero The Flash has featured in licensed video games, primarily as a high-speed protagonist leveraging superhuman velocity. Standalone titles include The Flash for Game Boy (1991, developed by Equilibrium and published by THQ), a side-scrolling action game tied to the early TV series, and The Flash for Sega Master System (1993, by Probe Software and Sega), adapting the CBS show with beat 'em up elements.^[84] Another solo release, Justice League Heroes: The Flash for Game Boy Advance (2006, by WayForward Technologies and Warner Bros.), focused on Barry Allen combating villains in a top-down action format.^[84] The character appears as playable in ensemble titles, emphasizing speed-based combat and traversal, such as DC Universe Online (2011 onward, Daybreak Game Company), Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013, NetherRealm Studios), and LEGO DC Super-Villains (2018, Traveller's Tales), where his abilities include rapid dashes and phasing.^[84]^[85] No major console solo Flash game has released since 2006, though prototypes for ambitious open-world concepts were developed and cancelled in the 2010s.^[86]

People

In entertainment and arts

Grandmaster Flash, born Joseph Saddler on January 1, 1958, in Bridgetown, Barbados, is a Barbadian-American DJ, producer, and hip-hop pioneer who relocated to the Bronx, New York, with his family during childhood and studied electronics at a vocational high school.^[69]^[87] He pioneered foundational DJ techniques in the 1970s Bronx hip-hop scene, including the "Quick Mix" theory—emphasizing millisecond-precise cueing, crossfader manipulation, and seamless blending across two turntables—which enabled extended performances and laid groundwork for modern turntablism.^[66]^[88] In 1978, Saddler formed the hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in the South Bronx, recruiting vocalists Melle Mel, Kidd Creole, Mr. Ness, Cowboy, and Rahiem to create one of rap's earliest multimember ensembles focused on rhythmic delivery over his instrumental innovations.^[89] The group gained prominence with singles like "Freedom" (1979) and "Superrappin'" (1979), but their 1982 track "The Message"—co-written by Melle Mel and featuring raw depictions of urban poverty, addiction, and crime—marked a shift toward socially conscious lyricism in hip-hop, influencing subsequent artists and earning a Grammy Hall of Fame induction in 2016.^[66]^[89] Saddler parted ways with the Furious Five in 1983 amid internal disputes but continued solo work, including production and his 2002 instructional book The Adventure of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Music.^[66] He received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's first hip-hop DJ induction in 2007 alongside the Furious Five and has performed globally, preserving early hip-hop techniques through residencies and media appearances.^[90] His innovations, drawn from electronics repair skills applied to vinyl manipulation, directly enabled hip-hop's transition from block parties to commercial viability, though group tensions and sampling lawsuits in the 1980s highlighted early industry challenges.^[91]^[88]

In sports

In cricket, the term "flash" denotes an aggressive batting stroke, typically executed by reaching for a delivery angled across the batsman outside the off stump, often resulting in a lofted drive toward cover or point that can yield boundaries but carries a high risk of edging to slips or the wicketkeeper.^[92]^[93] This shot demands precise timing and confidence, as it involves wielding the bat forcefully against good-length balls without a defensive intent, potentially exposing the batsman to dismissal.^[94] The nickname "Flash" or "The Flash" has been applied to athletes renowned for exceptional speed and quickness, particularly in basketball. Dwyane Wade, a guard for the Miami Heat from 2003 to 2016 and later teams until 2019, earned the moniker from teammate Shaquille O'Neal early in his career, drawing inspiration from the DC Comics superhero or the film Flash Gordon to highlight Wade's explosive drives and defensive agility.^[95] Wade initially resisted the name, citing that he was not always the fastest player, but it persisted until he phased it out around 2010 to reflect his evolving style amid injuries and team dynamics.^[96] Similarly, Phil Jordon, the NBA's first Native American player who appeared in nine games for the Golden State Warriors in 1967–68, was dubbed "The Flash" for his court agility before a knee injury curtailed his career.^[97] Several U.S. collegiate athletic programs adopt "Flash" as a mascot or team moniker evoking rapidity and energy. Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, fields the Red Flash teams across 22 sports in the Northeast Conference, with the nickname originating in 1927 from the football squad's vivid red uniforms that "flashed" on the field; their mascot, Frankie the Friar, embodies this spirited identity since debuting in 1983.^[98]^[99] Kent State University also employs a "Flash" mascot for its Golden Flashes athletics, rooted in early 20th-century traditions where a costumed figure symbolized swift team performance during football games.^[100]

Other notable individuals

Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton (1903–1990), an American electrical engineer and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was known as "Papa Flash" for his pioneering work in high-speed stroboscopic photography using electronic flash technology, which he developed in the 1930s.^[101] His innovations, including the xenon-filled flash tube, enabled the capture of previously invisible phenomena such as bullets piercing apples and drops of milk mid-splash, revolutionizing scientific visualization and aerial reconnaissance during World War II.^[102] Edgerton's contributions extended to practical applications like synchronized flashing for motion analysis, earning him recognition as the father of modern electronic flash.^[103] Fujio Masuoka (born 1943), a Japanese engineer formerly at Toshiba, invented flash memory in the mid-1980s, developing both NOR flash in 1984 and NAND flash in 1987, technologies foundational to non-volatile data storage in devices like USB drives, smartphones, and solid-state drives.^[104] Despite initial corporate reluctance to commercialize his work, Masuoka's innovations enabled erasable, electrically programmable read-only memory (EPROM) successors that transformed consumer electronics, though he received limited recognition from Toshiba at the time.^[105] His contributions underscore the shift from volatile RAM to persistent, high-density storage solutions.^[106]

Places

Geographical features

In British geography, a flash refers to a shallow body of standing water formed in a depression resulting from land subsidence. These features typically arise when underground voids collapse due to natural dissolution of soluble rocks, such as halite in Triassic salt beds, or more commonly from anthropogenic activities like coal and salt mining, which create irregular hollows that fill with water.^[107]^[108] Flashes are concentrated in northern and midland England, particularly in coalfield regions of Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Cheshire, where subsidence from 19th- and 20th-century mining has produced extensive chains of such lakes. For instance, the Wigan Flashes complex comprises multiple subsidence-induced water bodies along former coal pit alignments, covering areas that have since developed into reedbed habitats representing 0.5% of the UK's total freshwater reedbed resource. In Cheshire, flashes like Moston Long Flash occupy linear subsidence depressions over salt measures, often linked to brine extraction and karstic dissolution, which can accelerate natural processes.^[108] These landforms exhibit shallow depths, typically under 5 meters, with irregular shorelines marked by subsidence scars, and they often support wetland ecosystems adapted to periodic water level fluctuations. While some flashes form naturally through geological subsidence over millennia, mining-related examples dominate, with over 200 documented in the Wigan area alone by the mid-20th century, influencing local hydrology by impounding surface runoff and groundwater.^[109] Ecologically, they provide habitats for diverse flora and fauna, including rare wetland species, though ongoing subsidence risks persist in areas with legacy mining infrastructure.^[110]

Settlements and landmarks

Flash is a small village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, located within the Peak District National Park near the borders of Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire.^[111] Situated at an elevation of approximately 1,514 feet (461 meters) above sea level, it is frequently described as the highest village in England and experiences heavy snowfall in winter, often becoming isolated.^[112] The settlement consists of scattered, weather-worn stone cottages along the A53 road, with a population historically tied to moorland farming and peat cutting.^[113] Historically, Flash gained notoriety in the 18th and 19th centuries for lawlessness, including highway robbery and counterfeiting, which contributed to the slang term "flash" for ostentatious or counterfeit money in British vernacular.^[114] Local folklore attributes this to the village's remote, fog-shrouded moors providing cover for illicit activities, though primary records are sparse and often anecdotal.^[114] Notable landmarks in or near Flash include the parish church of St Luke's in the adjacent Quarnford area, serving the community since the 19th century, and nearby walking routes to Panniers Pool, a scenic moorland site associated with historical packhorse trails.^[115] The village also features as a starting point for hikes to Three Shires Head, a tripoint landmark where Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire meet, marked by an 18th-century packhorse bridge over the River Dane.^[116] No major architectural landmarks are uniquely named "Flash," but the elevated moorland terrain itself serves as a natural feature drawing visitors for its panoramic views.^[117]

Other uses

Everyday and miscellaneous terms

In everyday language, "flash" denotes a sudden, brief burst of light or fire, as in lightning or a sudden gleam. This primary sense traces to Middle English flashen circa 1200, meaning "to splash or gush," likely imitative of the sound or motion involved.^[118]^[119] The verb form describes shining intermittently or appearing abruptly, such as eyes flashing with anger or an idea flashing into mind.^[120] As an adjective, "flash" signifies ostentatious or showy display, often implying vulgar or cheaply attractive excess, a usage attested from the 1680s.^[121] This evolved from earlier connotations of sparkling or splashing but shifted to denote gaudy style, as in "flash clothes."^[122] Common idioms include "a flash in the pan," referring to a short-lived success lacking endurance, originating in the late 17th century from flintlock musket malfunctions where priming powder in the pan ignited without firing the main charge.^[123]^[124] Expressions like "quick as a flash" or "in a flash" indicate extreme speed, evoking the instantaneous nature of light bursts, such as lightning.^[125]^[126] Miscellaneous applications encompass "news flash" for an urgent, breaking announcement interrupting regular broadcasts, and "flasher" for an individual who exposes genitals briefly in public, a term from the mid-20th century tied to the verb's sense of sudden display.^[127]^[128]

Historical and cultural references

In British criminal subcultures from the 16th century onward, "flash" referred to a specialized slang or cant known as "flash language," used by thieves, pickpockets, and convicts to obscure communications from authorities and outsiders; this argot, evolving from earlier pedlars' French, included terms like "patter flash" for rapid slang speech and served as a tool for social cohesion within the underworld.^[129]^[130] Convicts transported to Australia on the First Fleet in 1788 carried this dialect, embedding it in colonial convict society as a form of resistance and identity, with documented usage persisting into the 19th century among assigned laborers and chain gangs.^[131]^[132] The idiom "flash in the pan," attested since the late 17th century, derives from the flintlock musket mechanism, where priming powder could ignite harmlessly in the pan without propelling the projectile, symbolizing an initial spark of potential that fails to sustain action or achieve results.^[133]^[123] This expression entered broader cultural usage to critique transient phenomena, such as short-lived political movements or artistic fads lacking endurance. By the 18th and 19th centuries, "flash" as an adjective denoted ostentatious or showy style, often pejoratively linked to disreputable figures like gamblers or prostitutes in urban settings, as seen in Regency-era London and New York's "flash press"—sensationalist publications catering to sporting and vice subcultures with their own slang lexicon.^[122]^[134] In Victorian literature and journalism, it evoked modernity's excesses, contrasting authentic virtue with superficial "flashiness" in dress or demeanor among the working classes.^[135]

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Mar 10, 2025 · Pickpocket slang known as "Patter Flash" was used among thieves in 19th-century London. This criminal slang was used to confuse police and ...
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Flash language | State Library of New South Wales
Convicts spoke a unique language called flash language. It was a part of British culture they brought to NSW. It was spoken by many of those on the First Fleet.
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What was 'flash' language? | MHNSW
Dec 5, 2022 · 'Flash' words was a way for convicts to resist authority and conceal their intentions from those in charge – such as their assigned masters or the overseers of ...
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Short-lived Success Is a 'Flash in the Pan' - VOA Learning English
Jan 16, 2021 · Word experts say “flash in the pan” probably comes from an old kind of firearm called a musket. These weapons were used during the 16th to 17th ...Missing: cultural references<|separator|>
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The Flash Press: New York's Early 19th-Century “Sporting ... - Readex
The Flash Press: New York's Early 19th-Century “Sporting” Underworld as a Unique Source of Slang · plain sewing (anal intercourse) 171 years predate (1832<-2003) ...
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Victorian Flash | Journal of Victorian Culture | Oxford Academic
Jul 14, 2018 · The cinematic flash-backs that were named as such in the 1910s took their name from the way that a moment from one's past can pop up, unbidden, ...