After each round of voting, the ballot cards are burned. Chemicals are added to make the smoke black or white. Black smoke indicates an inconclusive ballot, while the white smoke announces a new pope.

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Then I heard a muffled sound of movement, and the bear poked a coal-black head — at least it looked coal-black — into sight a scant dozen yards from me. My heart skipped a couple of beats and then ...

anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner, the burning ballots are mixed with potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin to produce the ...

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One of the most important rituals during this period is the signaling of black and white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney. But what do these signals mean, and what other sacred traditions ...

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Modern science has stepped in to ensure the clarity of the signal, using specific chemical mixtures to produce unambiguous black or white smoke. This blend of tradition and technology allows the ...

Tennessee Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger has come under fire for referring to Texas Democrat Al Green, a 77-year-old Black man, as “boy.” Green generated headlines for interrupting and ...

Pope Francis dies at 88 - Black Smoke White Smoke tradition to select new Pope: Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican announced on Monday (Apr 21). Now the world's attention will move to ...