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From: S.Ferguson@ucl-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Beer Can Physics
Message-ID: <1173@ucl-cs.UUCP>
Date: 12 Sep 90 11:39:10 GMT
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From: Stewart Ferguson <S.Ferguson@uk.ac.ucl.cs>


Yes, I too have seen the purple streak phenomenon you speak of, while
listening to a radio with an LED tuning indicator in the dark.

I believe that there was a good article in Scientific American a few
years back (sorry can't be more precise) in the Amateur Scientist
Section.

Have fun, Stewart.