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Here is some more information on the phenomenon that causes this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboluminescence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboluminescence
by Hacktivist 15y ago
Here is some more information on the phenomenon that causes this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboluminescence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboluminescence
The most interesting section is how UCLA researchers created such powerful results that they were able to x-ray fingers.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96139621 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9613962...
There are also a couple of videos on Youtube that show the effect in action.
- yread 15y agoAre you sure? There is no light involved
- fleitz 15y agoPhotons mediate the electromagnetic force it's very likely there was light involved.
- ars 15y agoIf there are sparks there is light. A spark is a very wide band transmitter - it creates just about every single frequency of light possible. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_gap_transmitter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_gap_transmitter
- Hacktivist 15y agoI guess I shouldn't have used such a strong word like "causes this" since the article was more about the force field and not the source of the ionized air. The point is that if the tape spool can create such a strong field then there is more than likely a visible light being created at the interface of the spool and tape caused by the charged atmospheric nitrogen which releases a photon when leaving the excited state.
- Qz 15y agoIs this the same kind of light you can make from the static electricity in say a polyester blanket on the couch?