![]() ![]() And munch away I did it’s pretty amazing how quickly I could tear through 10 packs. So I was allowed to keep my storybook in my room and munch away a roll at a time while gabbing on the phone or pretending to do homework. For some reason my parents didn’t really think of Life Savers as candy. Truly the gift that keeps on giving.īut wait, there’s more. And if all that sweet lifesaving goodness weren’t enough, the ten rolls of candy included a story inside the book, like Frosty or a short story about making Christmas bright or decorating the tree. Just place the LifeSaver in between the two "pinchers" and squeeze.If my brother and I were sharing a roll, it was always either exciting or disappointing to see what flavor came up next once you popped one out! Exciting: red, disappointing: green (don’t misunderstand, I still ate it, I was just a little less excited about the prospect). If you want to use a pliers, it should be pretty straight-forward. It works on the same principle, but you have to be careful about the shrapnel. Watch as your mouth sparks and lights up! Another way, which is possibly a bit dangerous for you and bystanders, is to find a good solid surface (such as concrete) and hit the LifeSaver with a hammer. Feel free to break it into small pieces if you wish, I do because they are easier to chew. The first method, which by far is my favorite, is: Take a WintOGreen LifeSaver out of the package. You should go into the dark (I used my bathroom, any dark place will work, however) and wait for around 10 minutes, though I have seen the sparks instantaneously, without my eyes getting adjusted, though I try to avoid staring at bright lights, also. Before you use any of these methods, however, you need a bit of preparation. Don't worry - there's another way that works just as good. Let's get to the fun.įirst, I'll offer this warning - If you have bad teeth (loose ones, rotten ones, cavities, fillings, caps, etc.) try not to chew on those teeth. I like to see any pictures that y'all take. ![]() Another reason my camera might not be picking up the flash is because the light given off is a type my camera doesn't pick up. Since I do not have that kind of technology, I was forced to use images off of the web. Another person who captured the flash had to use ISO 3200 film to capture it. Though in the last paragraph I said that the flash was a lot brighter due to the oil of wintergreen, the flash was still too quick and small for me to capture on film or video. ![]() Blue is a highly visible color in our spectrum, which means that the light generated will be a lot brighter. The oil of wintergreen, when mixed with the sugar, will absorb the light put off by the sugar, which then is put off by the electrons as blue light. This chemical has a few names, such as methyl salicylate, but it is generally know by it's more common name, oil of wintergreen. By adding a certain chemical, C 8H 8O 3, which is 8 parts Carbon, 8 parts Hydrogen, and only 3 parts Oxygen. By itself it is possible for triboluminescence to occur, but the sparks will be tiny and only slightly visible. Triboluminescence was first reported in 1620 by Francis Bacon, who wrote: "It is well known that all sugar, whether candied or plain, if it be hard, will sparkle when broken or scraped in the dark." Sucrose, or sugar, is a crystal. There are many ways to create triboluminescence, but we will focus on one of the easier and more productive and fun ways. This is the same thing that happens when you see lightning, so triboluminescence is basically extremely small lightning. The light we see is the energy from the friction occurring on the crystal being absorbed by the electrons in the atoms, which is then put off as light. Triboluminescence occurs whenever asymmetrical bonds in a crystal are scratched or rubbed. The word Triboluminescence comes from the Greek word tribein, which means to rub, and the Latin word lumen, which means light. Below is a bit of history scraped from a few sites. ![]()
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