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The Hive => Chemistry Discourse => Topic started by: scram on February 16, 2003, 07:45:00 PM

Title: Chemical Luminescense in Powder
Post by: scram on February 16, 2003, 07:45:00 PM

What the hell is this!!??
Upon playing with the all favorite type of honey powder in the dark, the powder has a flame blue glow every time its rubbed together. Caps being filled were first notice to give out a light glowing spark everytime they hit the powder. Upon further investigation, a spoon was rubbed against the powder which produced moderate trails of luminescense that lasts about 2 seconds. Could this be residual acetone being ignited within the crystal producing a miniture explosion? Or has the DEA put a 'tracer' in oil (just kidding about the second part)

Title: Cool
Post by: Rhodium on February 17, 2003, 01:06:00 AM

I haven't heard of

triboluminescence (http://chemistry.about.com/library/glossary/bldef999.htm)

(http://chemistry.about.com/library/glossary/bldef999.htm) occuring with MDMA.HCl, but it occurs with LSD tartrate. Either that actually is the case, or the powder just had some static electricity built up.

Title: all the kids will want one!
Post by: zibarium on February 22, 2003, 09:30:00 PM

static sounds too easy an explanation. must bee something more sci-fi and fun.

anybee seen st elmo's fire on their powder?

Title: It's called triboluminescense.
Post by: Rhodium on February 23, 2003, 08:41:00 PM

It's called triboluminescense.

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc97/5_17_97/fob2.htm (http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc97/5_17_97/fob2.htm)

Title: You can see something similar when you open...
Post by: thallium on February 25, 2003, 01:32:00 PM

You can see something similar when you open envelopes:

http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=108877 (http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=108877)

Title: So you're telling him that his honey is ...
Post by: yellium on February 25, 2003, 02:18:00 PM

So you're telling him that his honey is dirrrrty!

Title: Same effect was observed upon opening squeeze...
Post by: scram on February 25, 2003, 10:06:00 PM

Same effect was observed upon opening squeeze bottle mayonaise. I won't give out the mayonaise source, you must pm me on that.  Our folks at the DEA could make that watched soon. They have those plastic coated paper safety seals. When pealed off it emitted a very weak light at the glued part.