pimpnamedraypeat
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So, how big of an electrostatic charge would the tape have to hold to be capable of dislodging electrons from molecules and create X-rays? Is the rolled up scotch tape a battery of sorts?
I have no clue as to the charge necessary but yes I think it is some sort of battery.
Remember that thread with the bucket of flour being shaken back and forth producing charge seperation...I think the physical act of rolling the adhesive tape onto itself creates a chemical reaction.
Maybe the glue sticks due to a shared electron maybe an ion bond or an electrostatic bond and when you unroll the tape you break the chemical bond and release energy.
This has implications for lots of things. There's nothing special about 3M tape if unrolling it can create x-rays then so can many other things...
I have 3m tape and the glue has the consistency of gelatin or boiled tendon...
That reminds me of something.
I was reading on louis hissinks blog how ice (a form of structured water) stores more energy than hot water or steam and the reason ice is cold is because it draws energy out of its environment to maintain it's ordered crystaline state.
Lick something metal in winter (metal = highly conductive = quick flow of electrons) and you'll see how the concept works. The metal is cold because it lacks electrons (i think) leading it to draws electrons from your saliva causing your saliva to bond to both your tongue and the metal.
I wonder if this isn't the same way adhesion works.
Glue is gelatanous liquid-crystal that draws in and bonds with other material in attempt to electron steal.
If so maybe the glue is not holding energy but is lacking energy and is trying to steal it from the tape and when you unroll it (no easy feat) it sends the electrons it was attempting to steal flying off into space
If so I bet breaking ice or tearing a tendon or wripping your tongue from a metal pole creates x-Ray.
It certainly hurts like it does