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Originally Posted by Tom
So let me be the first to ask: why were they peeling off scotch tape in a vacuum chamber? And what made them think to measure x-rays while doing it?
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In the story they say that 50 years ago Russian scientists got similar result. But why
they were doing it is a mystery
Actually, the concept that electrons jump around when you pull the adhesive from the roll does make sense. If you're thinking about electron changes all day I guess you'd look at a roll of tape differently.