Janelle Shane

I write about the strange side of AI at aiweirdness.com | Also a research scientist in optics. She/her

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2026-10-21 02:13:31 UTC

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Okay wow I was so focused on the fluorescent dyes that it didn't even occur to me the phosphorescence could be coming from the GRAPE FLAVOR.
A tumblr reader pointed out that methyl anthranilate, naturally occurring in concord grapes, is phosphorescent in "low-temperature glasses". Emission maximum of 420 nanometers (a blue-violet) and lifetime of 1.3 seconds matches up nicely with what the grape jolly ranchers are doing.
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/117/476/456/872/630/092/original/9457cdac7d9f0637.jpg
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2026-10-17 16:27:35 UTC

The coolest part? The grape flavor Jolly Rancher is phosphorescent, meaning that it continues to give off fluorescent light after I turn off the UV light. To see phosphorescence I had to switch out my big 395 nm flashlight for a shorter-wavelength 365 nanometer light.
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/117/457/161/006/732/825/original/b3c34d9ae45d44f5.mp4