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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!malgudi.oar.net!news.ysu.edu!psuvm!ccb104
  2. Organization: Penn State University
  3. Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 14:15:05 EST
  4. From: <CCB104@psuvm.psu.edu>
  5. Message-ID: <92365.141505CCB104@psuvm.psu.edu>
  6. Newsgroups: sci.physics
  7. Subject: Re: Why does sticky tape glow?
  8. References:  <1h3nc2INN6hn@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU>
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  11. Triboluminescence, I believe.
  12. Certain kinds of band-aid wrappers do it too when you open them.
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