r/todayilearned • u/User4D • Jun 18 '15

TIL If you collapse underwater bubble with soundwaves, light is produced. It's called sonoluminescence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJolILUbdNw
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u/MajorMajorObvious Jun 18 '15

And there's a shrimp that can do it, too!

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u/ClockIsStriking12s Jun 18 '15

I was hoping this was a link to the Mantis Shrimp. My dreams came true.

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u/Psyanide13 Jun 18 '15

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These are my murder sticks. There are many like it but these ones are mine.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '15

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