eli5: How come, when lights are flickering, they sometimes do it really unpredictably?

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Seems kind of strange for electronics, which I thought was all 1s and 0s, working or not working type stuff. Like I can’t understand the source of the randomness in such a predictable system as a power source going to a light bulb.

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Electronics isn’t like all electricity. The power you’re talking about is AC, which is analog, not digital. Also, the path from where the power is generated to your light bulb is usually massive, with transformers in between. Any spotty connection or path change anywhere in that length will cause momentary power loss to your light.

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