The lights flickered on and off as his small two-story brick residence shook from the explosion, he added.

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"You're really focused on the match and really want to finish in two sets, then suddenly the lights go off, " the 23-year-old said.

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The lights use two mechanisms to tell the LEDs when to turn on and off.

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Using two fingers can control multiple lights and using the familiar pinch-close gesture turns off all the lights in your home using machine-to-machine communication between multiple dimmers.

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California power officials had declared a Stage Two electrical emergency for the fourth day in a row on Thursday, asking residents to turn off Christmas lights during peak usage times.

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