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Applied Physics

Weekend Science: Create Lightning With Your Teeth

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
March 28, 2014

http://kids.discovery.com/activities/science-experiments/light-up-lifesa...

wintergreen oil in the candy, the ultraviolet light is simply converted to a more visible type

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