The Glowing Pickle and Other Vegetables
The phenomenon known as the glowing pickle was investigated. Voltages ranging from 80-140 Volts AC were placed across a variety of vegetable specimens, both fresh and soaked in several salt solutions. The glowing was caused by electric arcing across a steam-filled cavity in the specimen. The emis...
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Language: | English |
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StudentScientists.org
2009-06-01
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Series: | International Scholastic Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | http://isjos.org/ISBJOP/index.php?paper=The+Glowing+Pickle+and+Other+Vegetables |