Triboluminescence



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Condition :   Excellent  
Principle :   Resonance Radiation 
Area of Study :  Modern Physics
Equipment :   Duct Tape with cloth backing.
Procedure :   Cut off two 12" strips of duct tape.  Lightly press two short sections of the duct tape together.  Go into a darkened room and wait 60 seconds for your eyes to adjust.  Pull the duct tape apart and you should see a bluish-white flash of light.
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   References

Myra West, "Another "Light" Candy", TPT, Vol. 10, # 8, Nov. 1973, p. 426.

J. S. Huebner, "More Friction Than Light", TPT, Vol. 10, # 8, Nov. 1973, p. 426.

Dwight Williamson, "An Illuminating Fad?- Certainly!", TPT, Vol. 10, # 8, Nov. 1972, p. 426.

 

Jearl Walker,  "How to Capture on Film the Faint Glow Emitted When Sticky Tape is Peeled Off a Surface,"  The Amateur Scientist,  December 1987.

Jearl Walker,  "In Which a Lifesaver Lights Up in the Mouth and Light Takes Funny Bounces Through a Lens,"  The Amateur Scientist,  (July, 1982).

 

Linda M. Sweeting, "Scientific Experiments at Home: Wintergreen Candy and Other Triboluminescent Materials",  Towson University.

6.09:  R.D. Edge, "Triboluminescence," String and Sticky Tape Experiments.

6.11:  Jearl Walker, "Scotch Tape Glow," The Flying Circus of Physics with Answers.

T. D. Rossing, C. J. Chiaverina, "#12, Triboluminescence", Light Science, Physics and Visual Arts, p. 102.

Joey Green, "Duct Tape Lightning", The Mad Scientist Handbook, Vol. 2, p. 27.

Joey Green, "Exploring Life Savers", The Mad Scientist Handbook, Vol. 1, p. 23.



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