2007-04-22 06:25:46 · 5 answers · asked by don s 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
here's the reason at the website...
When you crush the sugared candy in your mouth on the molecular level you're separating molecules as a result a spark is emitted. These small sparks excite nitrogen molecules in the air, which subsequently emit mostly ultraviolet light.
Wintergreen Lifesavers contains is methyl salicylate, which gives it the wintergreen flavor. Methyl salicylate, it turns out, can absorb the ultraviolet light given off by the nitrogen, and re-emit it as visible light.
2007-04-22 06:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wint-O-Green Life Savers are known for their ability to produce bright sparks when bitten in a dark room, due to triboluminescence produced by an electrical charge produced by grinding wintergreen and sugar together
2007-04-22 13:31:52 · answer #2 · answered by angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they do. To get the full effect, go into a completely dark room for about 30 minutes, then have a friend chew one in front of you.
2007-04-22 13:30:41 · answer #3 · answered by foxygoldcleo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a piezo-electric effect. Other candies (certain color Necco wafers) do it too.
2007-04-22 13:32:14 · answer #4 · answered by Mother Amethyst 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it has electricity inside it duhh!! :-) hahaa
2007-04-22 13:47:55 · answer #5 · answered by Julia♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋