Why Do Wintergreen Lifesavers Make Light Sparks When …
May 10, 2025 · Just chew on some wintergreen Lifesavers candy. It’s been observed since the 1980s that this particular flavor of Lifesavers has the curious habit of emitting sparks inside …
Why Do Wint-O-Green Life Savers Spark in the Dark?
Wintergreen candies are known to spark in the dark. But why? Darryl Brooks/Shutterstock. Actually, all hard sugar-based candies emit some degree of light when you bite them, but most …
Why Wintergreen Lifesavers Spark in the Dark
Jan 13, 2020 · Wintergreen Lifesavers make sparks when broken due to a process called triboluminescence. The oil in wintergreen candies makes the triboluminescence effect brighter …
Science Of Wint-O-Green LifeSavers : NPR
Jul 26, 1979 · NPR investigates the scientific mystery of the spark emitted by chewing Wint-O-Green Life Savers mints. This story originally aired on All Things Considered on July 26, 1979.
The snack that shows how the world breaks – Snack Stack
Jun 7, 2023 · But wintergreen, lime, clove, and sassafras Necco Wafers, and wintergreen and clove Life Savers, did light up—and in both candy brands, the wintergreen versions created …
Do Wint-O-Green Life Savers Really Spark In The Dark? - Mashed
Jul 1, 2022 · As it turns out, the flavoring in Wint-O-Green Life Savers has a unique chemical characteristic that makes for a super fun sleepover activity. Per ThoughtCo, wintergreen oil …
Why Do Life Savers Spark in the Dark? Triboluminescence …
Discover the fascinating triboluminescence with wintergreen Life Savers! Watch how crushing this candy in the dark produces blue sparks.
Science of Candy: Lightning In Your Mouth Activity - Exploratorium
Wintergreen oil converts ultraviolet light into visible blue light, making the light you can see brighter.
We see the spark from the Wint-O-Green LifesaverTM so well because of a specific ingredient called methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen). Methyl salicylate is fluorescent, which is visible to …
Do Lifesavers Spark _ Why Wintergreen Lifesavers Spark in the …
Jul 6, 2025 · Wintergreen Lifesavers no longer produce a blue flash when crushed, a phenomenon known as triboluminescence, which is still observed in Wintergreen Altoids. The …