I whish science could stop having to make bullshit claims to get funding. This kind of research is cool because it explain the world we live in, it's doesn't have to be a pathway to technological devices to be legitimate.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45092444
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45273032
I swear this news popped up a few months ago as well.
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maxbond•21m ago
I'm gunnuh try crushing an aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) and see what happens. (ETA: My headache pills that have aspirin, acetaminophen, and caffeine, along with whatever binders, did not produce any light that my camera detected. That's the only aspirin I have and I'm only willing to sacrifice one of them. Oh well!)
ETA2: Wasn't able to get it to work by peeling a banana, crushing the inside, or crushing the peel, but I don't doubt it happened. Bananas probably vary a great deal. Thanks for the fun diversion, I haven't done an experiment like this in years.
reaperducer•36m ago
That's how you get girls to agree to turn off the lights when playing post office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_office_(game)
dekhn•33m ago
maxbond•26m ago
Quartz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tribo.ogv
I've been able to see this by going into my driveway at night, picking up some quartz gravel, jumping up and throwing the gravel down as hard as I can directly towards the ground (where it impacts other gravel).
caphector•1h ago