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RT @dailyplanetshow @ Baffin Island, glowing in the dark w costumes & mixing physics with pickles! Latest ep ONLINE NOW http://tiny.cc/e3uV3
Glowing Pickles and OLEDs http://bit.ly/hEqWO
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Glowing Pickles and OLEDs http://bit.ly/hEqWO

 

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Pickle and Onion and Potato and... - Abstract of article on electrical conductivity in foods. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations.

500 Characterization of Organic Illumination Systems - 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.

Glowing Pickle - 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.

Glowing Pickle - 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.

Journal of Chemical Education: Glowing Veggies - Abstract of article extending prior work on glowing vegetables to non-sodium ions. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations.

Net4TV Voice: Surfari: Electric Pickles - A personal anecdote from Mr. Wizard's housekeeper, with reviews and descriptions of many sites describing the glowing pickle trick.
Meta Description: [ This week the casual mention of glowing pickles has set our intrepid author on an impassioned hunt for truth. A few weeks ago it was innocent paper clips being misused. Maybe next week we'll mention the old sport of tossing cow pies… ]

Shady Hollow - 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.

The Electric Pickle as Will and Idea - Philosophical discussion of the meaning of the experiment, and multimedia files (.AVI, .MOV, .WAV) of the results.
Meta Description: [ A scientific experiment with multimedia in movie and pictures. ]

Useless Information: The Electric Pickle - 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.
Meta Description: [ Find out what happens when you plug a pickle into the wall! Be sure to hold your nose! ]

X Magazine: Please Pass the Science - Reader feedback with a list of precautions to be taken when electrocuting pickles, of more humorous than practical value.

X Magazine: Please Pass the Science - The Glowing Pickle: Born of Boredom. Essay on discoveries made by bored scientists, from Post-It Notes to pickle-based sodium arc lights.