Posted by: g_attrill
Useless fact #388457 - 11/02/2005 21:19
I just opened a self-seal envelope in the dark and re-discovered one of those useless oddities I read about years and years ago. Still brought a nerdy smile to my face.
Try it!
Gareth
Posted by: AudunE
Re: Useless fact #388457 - 11/02/2005 23:09
The glue will emit light when you open the envelope...
Posted by: msaeger
Re: Useless fact #388457 - 12/02/2005 01:00
Ahhh I have never heard that one thanks
Posted by: boxer
Re: Useless fact #388457 - 12/02/2005 05:53
If it's anything like the envelopes from our stationers, the glue will have dried out and probably the glow with it!!!!
Posted by: DWallach
Re: Useless fact #388457 - 12/02/2005 14:28
In the dry air of winter (or, what passes for winter in Houston), we don't generally bother with a humidifier. Still, it's dry enough for static electricity to start kicking in. If I take off my sweater with the lights out, I'll see lots of nice sparks illuminating the inside of the sweater. Amusing question: what's the source of the glue-light? Chemical? Electrical?
Posted by: tman
Re: Useless fact #388457 - 12/02/2005 15:53
It's chemical. When you rip it open you're breaking chemical bonds in the glue which release the energy as light.
Posted by: frog51
Re: Useless fact #388457 - 14/02/2005 06:48
Remember to take some polo mints, so that while you're there, you can snap them to add to the illuminations
Posted by: canuckInOR
Re: Useless fact #388457 - 15/02/2005 04:49
And be careful of who you invite into the dark closet with you, too.
