A Fortean Flicker was a metaphysical phenomenon that caused large increases in the number of random events. Flickers could transport people and objects through time and space. One Flicker transported a group of train passengers and a platoon of Chelonians to the planet Sakkrat. (PROSE: The Highest Science) During the Feast of Omega, a Fortean Flicker turned all the candles into soft cheese. There was a smell of burning dairy products everywhere. (PROSE: Happy Endings)