


Reply:umm yeah i heard that it glows in the dark or i think i read it somewhere it probobly does

but you have to stay in the dark room for five minutes before you do it otherwise you eyes don't adjust to the darkness and you don't see the spark. We broke up into groups and a bunch of us at a time went into the dark room and watched each others. Reply:Yes you do, its actually pretty fun because I love those spearmint lifesavers. Yes - the sparks are caused by the sugar crystals in an effect known as triboluminesence, and the wintergreen amplifies it. Come to think of it- why don't I just go buy some?- haha.īut you know- the Mentos in Diet Coke did make for an explosive good time!Ĭhewing a Spearmint Lifesaver in the dark.do you really see sparks? Don't think they've done this one on mythbusters yet- it would be a pretty short experiment.
