Hello all. I have been lurking here for eons, however, this report is too
intriguing not to post. According to "Nature" It has been discovered that
scotch tape when peeled in a vacuum gives off x-rays! Enough x-rays to
photograph the bones in a finger!
_http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081022/full/news.2008.1185.html_
(http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081022/full/news.2008.1185.html)
It is speculated that the well known luminescense that crystals radiate when
struck or compressed or when certain tapes are unwound is the cause.The
comments at the bottom of the page are as interesting as the article. You
will
see a couple from Bill B.
There is also mine. Would astronauts have to be warned not to use duct tape
in a vacuum? Trevor Lawrence
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