https://e-sygoing.link Latest links in the Glowing Pickles category en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 13:57:05 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5309442-loris-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. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:08:37 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5309442 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5309443-the-electric-pickle-as-will-and-idea Philosophical discussion of the meaning of the experiment, and multimedia files (.AVI, .MOV, .WAV) of the results. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:16:09 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5309443 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5309434-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. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 22:57:59 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5309434 https://e-sygoing.link/link/5309440-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. Mon, 29 May 2023 05:24:14 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/5309440