Why a pickle lights up when electrocuted.

An experiment was conducted in which a poor pickle was electrocuted and lit up; through this experiment and his subsequent research, investigator Josua Méndez Harper of Portland State University demonstrated why it glows: it turns out the glow is caused by micro-explosions.

A very curious reaction takes place. On one hand, there is electrolysis: the electricity breaks down the water in the pickle into hydrogen and oxygen—both explosive gases. Then, sparks generated within the pocket of steam inside the pickle—caused by the brine boiling near the electrode—ignite that small mixture of hydrogen and oxygen, triggering tiny, luminous explosions that make the pickle light up.

Interestingly, the part that lights up is the juiciest part of the pickle; However, I don't think the pickle is edible once it has been electrocuted—although I'm not entirely sure. The experiment was conducted using brine-cured pickles; the brine is essential for triggering the reaction that splits the water inside the pickle into hydrogen and oxygen.

The mystery is solved—the mystery of why it lights up. That was the intriguing part: not the fact that it was electrocuted or burned by the electricity, but that it actually glowed, which was fascinating.

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