| 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. |
| 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. |
| Glowing Pickle: Short description of the science demonstration, with annotated bibliography of print references. From the Simon Fraser University Physics Department lecture demonstration index, classification PIRA 5D30.30. |
| Journal of Chemical Education: Glowing Veggies: Abstract of article extending prior work on glowing vegetables to non-sodium ions. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations. |
| Journal of Chemical Education: The Incredible "Glowing" Pickle and Onion and Potato and...: Abstract of article on electrical conductivity in foods. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations. |
| Lori's 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. |
| Net4TV Voice: Surfari: Electric Pickles: A personal anecdote from Mr. Wizard's housekeeper, with reviews and descriptions of many sites describing the glowing pickle trick. |
| Shady Hollow: Details how to build a glowing/flaming Pickle. Includes photos of the apparatus using heavy-gauge wire and glass jars as insulators, and a plugged-in pickle glowing only at one end. |
| The Electric Pickle as Will and Idea: Philosophical discussion of the meaning of the experiment, and multimedia files (.AVI, .MOV, .WAV) of the results. |
| Useless Information: The Electric Pickle: The tale of a teacher in search of compelling classroom demonstrations. Also discusses, but does not explain, a demonstration where he set his tie on fire to satisfy a student's repeated requests. |
| X Magazine: Please Pass the Science: Reader feedback with a list of precautions to be taken when electrocuting pickles, of more humorous than practical value. |
| X Magazine: Please Pass the Science: The Glowing Pickle: Born of Boredom. Essay on discoveries made by bored scientists, from Post-It Notes to pickle-based sodium arc lights. |
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