The Flourescent Phenomenon One evening while changing a flourescent bulb in my apartment, I discovered another interesting effect of static electricity. Furthermore, when I touched the contacts on the end of the tube to something grounded, the tube illuminated brightly for a split second. You can try this at home with any flourescent bulb.
Flourescent bulbs are fragile and can break easily , so be careful.
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