WTF Stories of the Week

[Cadaverous Pallor]

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?

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.