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The Flux Capacitor
The
flux capacitor, which consisted of a regularly squared compartment
with three flashing lights arranged as a "Y", was described by Doc as "what
makes time travel possible". The device is the core component of Doctor Emmett
Brown's fictional time traveling De Lorean DMC-12. The term flux capacitor has
become commonly used slang or buzz word for a device whose operation might be
too complicated to briefly explain, especially if it fails to operate properly,
as in "The file server went down due to a flux capacitor problem."fluorescent lights used to be a very common piece of electronics equipment.
The device was located between the headrests of the seats and, as the time
machine neared 88 mph (142 km/h), light coming from the flux capacitor pulsed
faster until it became a steady stream of light. Doc originally conceived the
idea for the flux capacitor on November 5, 1955 when he slipped and hit his head
on the sink while standing on the toilet to hang a clock. A smaller flux
capacitor appeared in what was once the Back to the Future: The Ride at
Universal Studios Orlando
How it works
It is not described in the films exactly how the flux capacitor worked, though
Doc mentioned at one point that the stainless steel body of the DeLorean has a
direct and influential effect on the "flux dispersal", though he was interrupted
before he could finish the explanation. The flux capacitor required 1.21
gigawatts of electrical power to operate.
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