Talk:Triboluminescence

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Help with this template Comments: edit – history – watch – refresh I prefer separate pages on trioboluminescence and mechanoluminescence. The page is adequate, though there are many more examples of triboluminescence that could be added for students studying the topic.

[edit] Flashing quartz Ute rattles

Is the flashing caused by triboluminescence (cracks in the crystal structure causing electrical discharges from the triboelectric effect) or from piezoelectricity (deformation of the crystal creating voltages and causing electrical discharges, like piezo ignition)? See Talk:Ute tribe#Comment on piezoelectricity for discussion. — Omegatron 04:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Envelopes

I'd noticed the effect when peeling open a self-seal envelope in low light - the point of separation of the two surfaces was illuminated by blue-violet light. I guess the "charge-separation" explanation makes some sort of sense. ErkDemon 15:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Methyl Salicylate

For a lab at uni, we made methyl salicylate. After reading this article, in particular the following statement, WintOGreen Life Savers work especially well for creating such sparks, because wintergreen oil (methyl salicylate) is fluorescent and converts ultraviolet light into blue light I decided to test it by putting our methyl salicylate samples under a UV light. No fluorescence was observed. Perhaps I shouldn't believe everything I read on Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.223.192.32 (talk) 04:44, 1 April 2008 (UTC)