Re: 1: Is This Nuts? 2: A Plug

Do you mean, triboluminescence of Lifesaver??
achal.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip willarney" <pwillarney@yahoo.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] 1: Is This Nuts? 2: A Plug

>
> --- Tom Miller <twmiller@mr.net> wrote:
> > Dear List Members,
> >
> > 1: I've noticed that when pulling electrician's
> > tape off the roll in
> > complete darkness there is a small greenish light at
> > the spot where
> > the tape is pulling off the roll. Recently, I made
> ..snip..
> Oh, I see that too. I forget the technical name for
> it, but I remember doing an experiment in high school
> where you cracked a wintergreen lifesaver in the dark
> and it created a similar brief light -- imagine 30
> high school students breaking lifesavers in the dark.
> Brave teacher, no? I think it's the same
> physics/chemistry involved.
>
> -- p
>
>
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Received on Tue Oct 15 18:09:35 2002