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Electrocuting a Pickle: Demonstrating Major Concepts in Science

Posted on September 7, 2017

by Cathy Murphy Have you ever made lightning in a pickle? I have. It involves putting two iron nails in a pickle and applying 110 volts of electricity. It’s pretty smelly, but it is worth …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged Cathy Murphy, color, electricity, electrons, pickles, Planck's constant, Star Trek, wavelength

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