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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:Jack Frosty claims another victim by Vagnaard · · Score: 0, Redundant
    From the summary :

    you'll need to peel your tape in a vacuum

    I hope they don't open their presents in the vacuum cleaner.

    --
    He had a baseball bat, and I was tied to a chair. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do. - Max Payne
  2. Re:I paid $75 for an x-ray machine at Goodwill by imyy4u3 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What's even more stupid is the fact that "stupider" isn't a word.