Spark in the Dark is a 501 (c)3 Nonprofit organization, not a resale group. But wintergreen flavouring, Methyl salicylate, is fluorescent, which means it absorbs the ultraviolet light emitted by the nitrogen molecules and then re-emits it as light in the visible spectrum. please take no more than 3 items per week - this includes posts and interested comments spark is meant to fulfill emergent, one-time, and short-term needs. Urban dictionary gives the following definition for spark in the dark: When you chew up a pack of Wintergreen Lifesavers candy in a dark room whilst looking in a mirror, it makes Gre. Normally, the light that’s emitted is mostly ultraviolet, which the human eye can’t see. Answer (1 of 2): I think you’re referring to a line of the lyric written by Alice Cooper. Methyl salicylate absorbs ultraviolet light from excited nitrogen, and then. The nitrogen absorbs energy from those electrons, some of which is then re-emitted as light - an effect called triboluminescence. ELI5: Why do wintergreen lifesavers spark in the dark when bitten. Actually, all hard sugar-based candies emit some degree of light when you bite them, but most of the time, that light is very faint. This story originally aired on All Things. Why do Wint-O-Green Life Savers spark in the dark from HowStuffWorks NOW on Podchaser, aired Monday, 3rd November 2014. Why Do Wint-O-Green Life Savers Spark in the Dark. When you bite into, or crush, a lolly made of real sugar (not an artificial sweetener) the atoms in the crystalline sugar molecules lose electrons that end up colliding with nitrogen molecules in the air we breathe. July 26, 197912:57 PM ET Susan Stamberg Ira Flatow NPR investigates the scientific mystery of the spark emitted by chewing Wint-O-Green Life Savers mints. It’s hard to believe that a small lolly can produce its own lightning, but this incredible high-speed video by Smarter Every Day reveals it’s just simple science at work. Video: You may have heard the myth that biting into a Wint-O-Green Lifesavers produces visible sparks in a dark room. In fact, within 5 minutes of being in the dark, we can see 1,000 times better than when we first went into.
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