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The purpose of patience generally involves manipulating a layout of cards
with a
goal of sorting them in some manner. It is possible to play the same games competitively (often
a head to head race) and cooperatively.
Patience games typically involve dealing cards from a shuffled deck into a prescribed
arrangement on a tabletop, from which the player attempts to reorder the deck by suit and rank
through a series of moves transferring cards from one place to another under prescribed
restrictions. Some games allow for the reshuffling of the decks, or the placement of cards into
new or "empty" locations. In the most familiar, general form of patience, the object of the game
is to build up four blocks of cards going from ace to king in each suit, taking cards from the
layout if they appear on the table.
There is a vast array of variations on the patience theme, using either one or more decks of
cards, with rules of varying complexity and skill levels. Many of these have been converted to
electronic form and are available as computer games.
A flashlight (more often called a torch outside North America) is a
portable hand-held electric light. The source of the light is usually an incandescent light bulb
(lamp) or light-emitting diode (LED). A typical flashlight consists of the light source mounted
in a reflector, a transparent cover (sometimes combined with a lens) to protect the light source
and reflector, a battery, and a switch. These are supported and protected by a case.
The invention of the dry cell and miniature incandescent electric lamps made the first
battery-powered flashlights possible around 1899. Today, flashlights use mostly incandescent
lamps or light-emitting diodes and run on disposable or rechargeable batteries. Some are powered
by the user turning a crank or shaking the lamp, and some have solar panels to recharge a
battery.
In addition to the general-purpose hand-held flashlight, many forms have been adapted for
special uses. Head or helmet-mounted flashlights designed for miners and campers leave the hands
free. Some flashlights can be used underwater or in flammable atmospheres. Flashlights are used
as a light source when in a place with no power or during power outages.
