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Why Pickles Glow When Electrocuted
Original: Why Pickles Light Up When You Electrocute Them https://gizmodo.com/why-pickles-light-up-when-you-electrocute-them-200082
A Gizmodo explarticle revisits a classic kitchen-physics demonstration: running high voltage through a pickle makes it glow. The sodium ions in the salty brine are excited by the current, emitting an orange-yellow light as they return to lower energy states, the same principle behind sodium vapour lamps. The piece is being shared as a fun bit of science curiosity.
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- Why Pickles Light Up When You Electrocute Them https://gizmodo.com/why-pickles-light-up-when-you-electrocute-them-2000820543 # Science # Physics # Curiosity · gizmodo@robot.villas · 3
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