Glowing pickle

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From: SOXYTHECAT@aol.com
Date: Wed Nov 15 2000 - 17:23:39 PST 

From: SOXYTHECAT@aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 20:23:39 EST
Subject: Glowing pickle 
Message-ID: <a7.9090e91.2744911b@aol.com>

Paul.

Thanks for the quick pickle reply.
My students observed that the pickle glowed at one end and then switched
around the nails to see if the glow was a result of pickle conformation or
type of wire attached to that end. Only one time (out of three? uh we weren't
very rigorous in our practice) did the position of glow change.
Note: This change of glow position happened early in the glowing career of
that particular pickle.

You wrote: "Once the sparks start they assure that the water vapor will
evaporate more from that end and actually decrease the current through the
pickle reducing the vaporization at the other end. So once the glow starts
at one end it stays at that end.
I've never seen the glow change ends."
Does that mean that the glow is more likely to start near the live wire if
hooked up to an ac source?

Thanks,
Regan

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