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Wednesday, 10 March 2004
Going to have to try this!

Characterization of Organic Illumination Systems is a report published by Digital Equipment Company's Western Research Labs, detailing their experiments in the field of organic illumination.

Or, in less technical English, running an electric current through a pickle until it glows.

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Reminds me of Grandpa Simpson and his lightbulb parties.
Posted by Ginevra on 23 Feb 2004 09:14
Yeah, only these actually glow through application of real science. The electricity heats up the pickle, causing the area around the electrodes to dry up and pull away, leaving a small cavity filled with steam. When the electricity arcs across to the still-wet pickleflesh, it excites the sodium atoms in the pickle-brine vapor, causing a yellow light bright enough to be seen outside of the pickle.

Hmmm... "Pickleflesh" sounds a bit rude.

Posted by Godfrey on 23 Feb 2004 09:36
exciting the sodium atoms

hee!


Posted by Lisa on 27 Feb 2004 08:01