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X-Rays Emitted From Ordinary Scotch Tape

Posted by timothy on from the unusual-circumstances dept.

Maximum Prophet writes "When I was in High School, I built an X-Ray machine that (probably) didn't produce any X-Rays. I used an old vacuum tube and high voltage. Little did I know that simple triboluminescence would have enough energy to do useful work." The catch: you'll need to peel your tape in a vacuum, and have the x-ray film at the ready.

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  1. Re:I paid $75 for an x-ray machine at Goodwill by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What's stupider: irradiating yourself with hazardous rays or paying that much for a computer monitor at Goodwill? Last I checked there, 19" CRT monitors go for $25-30 bucks.

    Oh, you must've meant after Bushie sent the value of the dollar into the shitter. *Ba-DUM PISH!* Thank you, I'll be here all night.