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X Magazine: Please Pass the Science
The Glowing Pickle: Born of Boredom. Essay on discoveries made by bored scientists, from Post-It Notes to pickle-based sodium arc lights.
http://www.cardhouse.com/x10/x10science.ht...
Electric Veggies
Attributes the origins of the glowing pickle demo to the children of Catherine Ireland, a chemistry teacher from Manhasset High School of New York, in July of 1987.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Coc...
Journal of Chemical Education: The Incredible "Glowing" Pickle and Onion and Potato and...
Abstract of article on electrical conductivity in foods. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations.
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/Issue...
Useless Information: The Electric Pickle
The tale of a teacher in search of compelling classroom demonstrations. Also discusses, but does not explain, a demonstration where he set his tie on fire to satisfy a student's repeated requests.
http://members.tripod.com/~earthdude1/pick...
Lori's Chemistry Page
Discussion of various wavelengths of light, comparison of the colors of potassium, sodium, and lithium flames, and QuickTime movie of a demonstration of these concepts, by a high school chemistry teacher. Also has instructions on how to make a glowing pickle.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lau...
Net4TV Voice: Surfari: Electric Pickles
A personal anecdote from Mr. Wizard's housekeeper, with reviews and descriptions of many sites describing the glowing pickle trick.
http://net4tv.com/voice/Story.cfm?storyID=...
The Electric Pickle as Will and Idea
Philosophical discussion of the meaning of the experiment, and multimedia files (.AVI, .MOV, .WAV) of the results.
http://ygraine.membrane.com/hubris/notes/e...
Journal of Chemical Education: Glowing Veggies
Abstract of article extending prior work on glowing vegetables to non-sodium ions. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations.
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/Issue...
Glowing Pickle
Two enhancements to the standard demonstration apparatus: using a ground fault interrupt (GFI) to reduce the risk of electrocuting the demonstrator, and using potassium chloride (a dietary salt substitute) to produce a pink glow rather than the traditional sodium yellow. Also discusses the mechanism of the single-ended glow.
http://isaac.exploratorium.edu/~pauld/acti...
Glowing Pickle
Short description of the science demonstration, with annotated bibliography of print references. From the Simon Fraser University Physics Department lecture demonstration index, classification PIRA 5D30.30.
http://www.sfu.ca/physics/ugrad/courses/te...
Shady Hollow
Details how to build a glowing/flaming Pickle. Includes photos of the apparatus using heavy-gauge wire and glass jars as insulators, and a plugged-in pickle glowing only at one end.
http://members.tripod.com/~Shady_Hollow/Pr...
X Magazine: Please Pass the Science
Reader feedback with a list of precautions to be taken when electrocuting pickles, of more humorous than practical value.
http://www.cardhouse.com/berk/science99_3....
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2006