adhesive sparks in the dark

I >THINK< the phenomenon is called the tribolectric effect (has nothing to
do with natives being restless).

When I was a kid my father showed me that with wha the then called 'friction
tape (?)' if I remember right - kinf d of like black cloth electrical tape
before PVC was hip.

I also think it's the same effect seen crunching a certain kind of
'LifeSaver' mint (Wintergreen?) in the dark (only visible when atempting to
observe phenomenon).

It's also responsible for electrical noise generated by movement of
insulated cables.

To bring it back to pinhole, I do not know if it causes fogging.

Email me off-list if you want to know about more useless trivia like the
'Frito effect'. (Although it's been said it's not useless if someone asks!)

Film update :
Due to lack of time I volunteered some of my 5" aerographic film to a fellow
list member who was willing to be a "guinea pig" and test it out.

:O)

Murray
Received on Thu Dec 20 16:54:40 2001