Glowing Pickle

 

Glowing Pickle Demo Picture

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  • Skewer pickle across two nails.
  • Send current through pickle using power strip. Use switch on power strip to turn current on and off. Takes about 3o seconds before pickle begins to sizzle and glow.
  •  Sodium D line (yellow light) can be seen using a handheld spectroscope.
  • Warning: Electric shock hazard! Don’t touch pickle while
    it’s being electrocuted. Also, aroma of sizzling pickle not too pleasant.

Location

  • Pickle apparatus (shown above) in L01, section B1.
  • Power strip: L35 section, section D2
  • Pickle: Department fridge.
  • Hand-held spectroscopes: L01, section C1.