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Smoke Signals (series)
Smoke signals are a form of visual communication used over long distances. Smoke Signal(s) may also refer to: Film and TV * Smoke Signal (film), ''Smoke Signal'' (film), a 1955 American film * "Smoke Signals", an episode of 2022 TV series ''American Horror Story: NYC'' * Smoke Signals (Dexter: New Blood), "Smoke Signals" (''Dexter: New Blood)'', a 2021 episode of the TV series ''Dexter: New Blood'' * Smoke Signals (film), ''Smoke Signals'' (film), a 1998 Canadian-American film * Smoke Signals (American Horror Story), "Smoke Signals" (''American Horror Story''), an episode of the eleventh season of ''American Horror Story'' Music * Smoke Signals (Smokey Robinson album), ''Smoke Signals'' (Smokey Robinson album), 1986 * Smoke Signals (MDC album), ''Smoke Signals'' (MDC album), 1986 * Smoke Signals (song), a 1956 song by Slim Whitman * "Smoke Signals", a song by Extreme on the 1989 album ''Extreme (Extreme album), Extreme'' * "Smoke Signals", a song by Phoebe Bridgers on the 2017 al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke Signals
The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a form of visual communication used over a long distance. In general smoke signals are used to transmit news, signal danger, or to gather people to a common area. History and usage In ancient China, soldiers along the Great Wall sent smoke signals on its beacon towers to warn one another of enemy invasion. The colour of the smoke communicated the size of the invading party. By placing the beacon towers at regular intervals, and situating a soldier in each tower, messages could be transmitted over the entire 7,300 kilometres of the Wall. Smoke signals also warned the inner castles of the invasion, allowing them to coordinate a defense and garrison supporting troops. Misuse of the smoke signal is traditionally considered to have contributed to the fall of the Western Zhou dynasty in the 8th century BCE. King You of Zhou was said to have had a habit of fooling his warlords with false warning beacons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |