115V glowing pickle. (Many safety precautions taken not visible here.) Perhaps next we should cook a hot dog!

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Jim Gettys May 31, 2015 14:34

Following in great footsteps….

http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/Compaq-DEC/WRL-TN-13.pdf

David Alan Gilbert June 01, 2015 04:16

+Jim Gettys Wasn’t there a version of that which characterised the diode characteristics of the specimens?

Michael K Johnson June 01, 2015 08:50

We unplugged it and turned the pickle around, and the other end glowed; the glowing followed the electrode instead of being associated with one end of the pickle. I assume that this was due to the relative length of the electrodes. More experimentation is called for!

Joseph Pingenot June 01, 2015 10:26

Interesting. I never understood the lines from “Mellow Yellow,” but now the ones about electrical banana make sense….  :)

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