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Glowing Pickles : |
| A dramatic demonstration of the principle behind sodium arc lights, by passing an electrical current through a pickle of other salty foods. |
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14 web sites matced for Glowing Pickles |
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Journal of Chemical Education: Glowing Veggies
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Abstract of article extending prior work on glowing vegetables to non-sodium ions. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations.
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Characterization of Organic Illumination Systems
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Tongue-in-cheek technical report on the phenomenon of electroluminescence in pickles, with apparatus diagrams and plots of current and temperature versus time. The practical applications of glowing pickles are also explored.
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Journal of Chemical Education: The Incredible "Glowing" Pickle and Onion and Potato and...
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Abstract of article on electrical conductivity in foods. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations.
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Electric Veggies
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Attributes the origins of the glowing pickle demo to the children of Catherine Ireland, a chemistry teacher from Manhasset High School of New York, in July of 1987.
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Net4TV Voice: Surfari: Electric Pickles
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A personal anecdote from Mr. Wizard's housekeeper, with reviews and descriptions of many sites describing the glowing pickle trick.
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Shady Hollow
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Details how to build a glowing/flaming Pickle. Includes photos of the apparatus using heavy-gauge wire and glass jars as insulators, and a plugged-in pickle glowing only at one end.
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X Magazine: Please Pass the Science
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Reader feedback with a list of precautions to be taken when electrocuting pickles, of more humorous than practical value.
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X Magazine: Please Pass the Science
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The Glowing Pickle: Born of Boredom. Essay on discoveries made by bored scientists, from Post-It Notes to pickle-based sodium arc lights.
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Useless Information: The Electric Pickle
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The tale of a teacher in search of compelling classroom demonstrations. Also discusses, but does not explain, a demonstration where he set his tie on fire to satisfy a student's repeated requests.
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Glowing Pickle
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Two enhancements to the standard demonstration apparatus: using a ground fault interrupt (GFI) to reduce the risk of electrocuting the demonstrator, and using potassium chloride (a dietary salt substitute) to produce a pink glow rather than the traditional sodium yellow. Also discusses the mechanism of the single-ended glow.
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Glowing Pickle
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Short description of the science demonstration, with annotated bibliography of print references. From the Simon Fraser University Physics Department lecture demonstration index, classification PIRA 5D30.30.
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Lori's Chemistry Page
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Discussion of various wavelengths of light, comparison of the colors of potassium, sodium, and lithium flames, and QuickTime movie of a demonstration of these concepts, by a high school chemistry teacher. Also has instructions on how to make a glowing pickle.
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The Electric Pickle as Will and Idea
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Philosophical discussion of the meaning of the experiment, and multimedia files (.AVI, .MOV, .WAV) of the results.
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Characterization of Organic Illumination Systems
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Technical report on the phenomenon of electroluminescence in pickles, with apparatus diagrams and plots of current and temperature versus time. The practical applications of glowing pickles are also explored.
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