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

I think I remember that the general technical term for the phenomenon we're
talking about is "piezoelectric".
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Miller" <twmiller@mr.net>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] 1: Is This Nuts? 2: A Plug

> Dear All,
>
> Thank you for the reassuring psychiatric evaluation, for a new word
> and the desire for a new experience with wintergreen lifesavers. If
> the lifesavers came in little tins, this email thread could come full
> circle.
>
> Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Achal Pashine" Tuesday, October 15, 2002 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] 1: Is This Nuts? 2: A Plug
>
>
> > Do you mean, triboluminescence of Lifesaver??
> > achal.
> >
> > > --- 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.
> > >
>
>
>
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Received on Wed Oct 16 10:07:33 2002