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Scotch Tape emits x-rays when peeled off its roll

'It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. Researchers even made an X-ray image of one of their fingers.

Who knew? Actually, more than 50 years ago, some Russian scientists reported evidence of X-rays from peeling sticky tape off glass. But the new work demonstrates that you can get a lot of X-rays, a study co-author says.

"We were very surprised," said Juan Escobar. "The power you could get from just peeling tape was enormous" '

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