When tape is pulled off the roll, electrons make the jump between the roll and the strand of tape. When they slow down they emit X-rays.
BUT, this only occurs in a VACUUM.
You are safe so long as you aren't in a vacuum, which is hard for most of us to actually pull off unless we are astronaughts with rolls of tape in our pockets.
This is a great thing cause people without electricity could realisticly create X-rays of broken bones in children. My only worry is the amount of protection needed to keep from being sterilized.
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When tape is pulled off the roll, electrons make the jump between the roll and the strand of tape. When they slow down they emit X-rays.
BUT, this only occurs in a VACUUM.
You are safe so long as you aren't in a vacuum, which is hard for most of us to actually pull off unless we are astronaughts with rolls of tape in our pockets.
This is a great thing cause people without electricity could realisticly create X-rays of broken bones in children. My only worry is the amount of protection needed to keep from being sterilized.