Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 11, Number 3, DeMotte, Jasper County, 5 December 1940 — Tin of Sunshine [ARTICLE]

Tin of Sunshine

The idea that sunshine can be canned, like beef or peas, seems preposterous. But sunshine has been bottled in Florida and taken by plane to New York, where it was released. This is how it was done. The sunshine was held in a luminescent powder already in the bottle, and. frozen in liquid air. It was then sealed and taken to New York, where the glass tube was thawed by being placed in water. As the air melted., those watching were astonished to see the powder glow brilliantly and throw off sufficient heat to fry a piece of fish.