Make Duct Tape Glow!!!
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Uploaded by NurdRage on Feb 7, 2010
Just sticking together and then pulling apart two pieces of duct tape will cause them to produce a blue line of light in an effect called triboluminescence.
Special thanks to Ashi58 for letting me use his footage, his channel can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ashi58
What's happening is that the action of pulling apart the glue causes charge separation in the two strips. The charges then attempt to recombine and collide with nearby molecules (of tape, glue, or air) exciting them and releasing light.
Interestingly, in a vacuum there is no air to slow down the charges so they collide at full energy and release x-rays. This serves as the basis for the sticky-tape x-ray machine published in the journal Nature.
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Yet another use for duct tape.
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Duck Duct tape profits must have been huge following this video
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Want to see more of this effect? Then smash some sugar cubes in the dark.
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This also works with band-aid wrappers, except the light is green instead of blue. Just get some band-aids and open them in the dark. You'll see.
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Band-Aids and 3M clear packing tape work too.
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i this youtube or advertube? ..
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cool god bless you peole
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@MegaSuperMang look at some of her other videos. You can also see it on her hands. And her nails (sometimes she wears nailpolish).
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When you open a band-aid in the dark it does the same :P
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It works :D
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Are you a giant?
fdoubet 1 month ago 114
Revealing duct tape emitting blue light? This guy has got to stay off the grid. keep that voice concealed.
SJQ117 1 month ago 67