Triboluminescence in Quartz Crystal

[redpunk]

do they still make toys that do that?

[Snickereid]

that worked for me, its amazing

[zackthegoth]

I just tried that, really cool, I wonder how I can implement Quartz in other ways.

[diegonikki]

i got 2 crystals b4 when i scratch them they glow yellow and its cool

[Treblaine]

"if only we could harness this power, Steven"

[Moeclone]

@Treblaine

You mean hook the guy that made this video up to a generator?

[megajp331]

when i do it looks like tiny sparks not flashes. but it does smell weird afterwards...

[scedacity]

smell the quartz after you get a few flashes of light. i'm not sure it's triboluminescence.

[corvus4eomer]

@scedacity It smelled a little burned. Not any signs of it, but it did smell so a little bit!

[scedacity]

smell the quartz after you get a few flashes of light. i'm not sure it's triboluminescence.

[tgz1000]

Its crystals like these that make warp drive possible.

[tiarnan76]

@tgz1000 I was only 3 when I started reading your comment, now Im 78....wtf?

[SamIves85]

@tiarnan76 lol

[michalchik]

Good job showing the effect, but i am wondering if the friction is necessary. Are you just distorting the crystal structure by force and creating a piezo electric current. If so, wouldn't striking the crystal work better?

[Jammieg001]

So it turns chaotic mechanical vibrational energy into patterned electromagnetic radiation or visa versa, I wonder is it along the whole spectrum of EM or just visible light?

[sypha0x]

@serialkissersband it's like piezo disks you apply mechanical stress and the positive and negative static charges seek balance producing electricity in the High Voltage kV range

[debrouillard123456]

Purely photons

[WagonHAT]

How did you record it, I'm trying to record truboluminescence with sugar cubes and wintergreen oil, yet I cannot get anything to show up on camera.

[acidrain45]

tryin making orgone

[MaximillianRiese]

I was surprised I'd find this by pasting Triboluminescence. Thank you, Wikipedia! Oh, and.. Good video. It looks cool.

[Bladecrimson]

Through some quantum property, friction, heat, is activating electrons, electrically within the crystal lattice to produce photons

[Xylophonic254]

Actually, heat doesn't play a role, its the micro-fracturing of the quartz.

[maximm5555]

Nice demo! I'm curious if any large tribiluminescence effects have been caught on tape, such as those that may occur in earthquakes and landslides where mineral composition favors it?

[04mossjl]

that looks so cool how the f*ck does that happen?¬? =O

[electroman49]

Energy is input into the quartz atoms from heat, friction, or electricity. The electrons in the atoms absorb this energy. When the electrons return to their usual state, they release the excess energy in the form of light that we see as flashes. EM49

[TheCaptainLulz]

@electroman49 isnt that the same electron flow that gives quartz its peizoelectric capability?

[FrancisAppleFace]

@electroman49 Seems like good answer actually. But why only crystals? Why not my mug when i rub it against the table?