Ute Indians and the piezoelectric effect

Haven't been reading this list, but here's something I thought
Kraig and others may enjoy:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/UteQuartzRattle.jpg

> The Uncompahgre Ute Indians from Central Colorado are one of
> the first documented groups of people in the world credited
> with the application of piezoelectricity and the piezoelectric
> effect involving the use of quartz crystals to generate both
> light and electricity. The Ute employed an ingenious invention
> which allowed the creation of light by piezoelectricity thousands
> of years before the modern world learned of the concept. The Ute
> constructed special ceremonial rattles made from buffalo rawhide
> which they filled with clear quartz crystals collected from the
> mountains of Colorado and Utah. When the rattles were shaken at
> night during ceremonies, the friction and mechanical stress of
> the quartz crystals impacting together through the translucent
> buffalo hide produced flashes of electric light

that is unbelievable!!!!!!

Carl Lumma wrote:
> Haven't been reading this list, but here's something I thought
> Kraig and others may enjoy:
>
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/UteQuartzRattle.jpg
>
> >> The Uncompahgre Ute Indians from Central Colorado are one of
>> the first documented groups of people in the world credited
>> with the application of piezoelectricity and the piezoelectric
>> effect involving the use of quartz crystals to generate both
>> light and electricity. The Ute employed an ingenious invention
>> which allowed the creation of light by piezoelectricity thousands
>> of years before the modern world learned of the concept. The Ute
>> constructed special ceremonial rattles made from buffalo rawhide
>> which they filled with clear quartz crystals collected from the
>> mountains of Colorado and Utah. When the rattles were shaken at
>> night during ceremonies, the friction and mechanical stress of
>> the quartz crystals impacting together through the translucent
>> buffalo hide produced flashes of electric light
>> >
>
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too bad there isn't a reference and i can imagine that the only way light could shine through the inside of this rattle it would have to be pretty thin (?!?!?!?!)

Carl Lumma wrote:
> Haven't been reading this list, but here's something I thought
> Kraig and others may enjoy:
>
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/UteQuartzRattle.jpg
>
> >> The Uncompahgre Ute Indians from Central Colorado are one of
>> the first documented groups of people in the world credited
>> with the application of piezoelectricity and the piezoelectric
>> effect involving the use of quartz crystals to generate both
>> light and electricity. The Ute employed an ingenious invention
>> which allowed the creation of light by piezoelectricity thousands
>> of years before the modern world learned of the concept. The Ute
>> constructed special ceremonial rattles made from buffalo rawhide
>> which they filled with clear quartz crystals collected from the
>> mountains of Colorado and Utah. When the rattles were shaken at
>> night during ceremonies, the friction and mechanical stress of
>> the quartz crystals impacting together through the translucent
>> buffalo hide produced flashes of electric light
>> >
>
>
>
>
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> -- Kraig Grady
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island <http://anaphoria.com/>
The Wandering Medicine Show
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