2019-08-14

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Sometime last year, I got really interested in microwave plasma, which can be made from a lot of things like lit matches, aluminum foil or just some grapes. However, when I went searching for more info about it, I really couldn't find much of anything. There was also no explanation as to why it was yellow every time, regardless of what it was made from. So, I decided to investigate this a little bit and try to get to the bottom of it.

Grape plasma paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/116/10/4000/tab-figures-data

Video references:

• Applied Science (Ben): https://www.youtube.com/user/bkraz333

• Applied science video on making potassium glass: /youtube/video/y02AXdec1sE

• RUPhys2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhpndQJkNk0

• Steve Mould: /youtube/video/8bXhsUs-ohw

• Stupideaproductions: https://youtu.be/G7lfzA7WzVI

• Veritasium (new grape video): /youtube/video/wCrtk-pyP0I

• Veritasium (old grape video): /youtube/video/RwTjsRt0Fzo

• Walter Mitty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lys1pcZbPM0

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