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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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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MADE IS USA
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Reminds me of wint-o-green lifesavers.....they spark in your mouth if you chew them. Very amusing. :B
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Many kinds of envelopes do that too. Now you can do opening letters even more fun!
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Boring, evryone knows tape can emit Xrays..
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COOL :)
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his voice just shoots through my body
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Are you a giant?
fdoubet 3 weeks ago 72
Revealing duct tape emitting blue light? This guy has got to stay off the grid. keep that voice concealed.
SJQ117 3 weeks ago 42