In scientific terms, in sugars or quartz crystals, electrons build up which causes fracturing and chemical bonds to break(Chang 1). Triboluminescence is the back-bone behind this discovery. He expressed his findings in the “Novum Organum” in 1620, concluding that “It is also most certain that all sugar, whether refined or raw, provided only it be somewhat hard, sparkles when broken or scraped with a knife in the dark.” This term was founded by an English Philosopher, Sir Francis Bacon, in the early 1600’s(Chang 1). The technical term for the interaction between ones mouth and the Life Saver is called triboluminescence, “light produced by rubbing”(Chang 1). He would use this study to find specified colors of light that were given off by various atoms and molecules(Chang 1). Suslick, claimed that the sparks from the Life Savers gave him the bold opportunity to perform spectroscopy, the study of interaction between matter and radiated energy(Spectroscopy 1). Professor of Chemistry at Illinois, Kenneth S. In other words, the effect of biting down on a Life Saver is so strong that you can see the sparks flying out of your mouth. According to scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, “…those faint sparks were energetic enough to power chemical reactions along the fracturing surfaces”(Chang 1). Besides being a totally awesome discovery, this provides scientists with a better understanding on how things break on an atomic level(Chang 1). You are probably extremely confused, but the fact is that Life Saver candies may shoot sparks out of your mouth in the pitch black. What was that?! Your friend then smiles at you, “that my friend was The Wint-O-Green Saver Effect.” You stick the circular-like object into your mouth and then Boom! Crackle! Pow! Sparks start to fly and your mouth seems to be glowing. Your friend pulls out a circular-like object out of their pocket and they whisper to you “Let’s do it.” Nervously, you accept your partners offer.
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