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ABOUT LOBSTERS 



ment of the mercury generated static electricity, and the 

 electricity lit up the neon gas just as a neon sign is lit up by 

 current electricity. It gave a flash of orange light. 



These globes were held in string bait bags and hung in 

 the pot. They were fished in South Bristol, and they caught 

 lobster equally as well as fish bait. ( The fishing was poor for 

 either the lights or the bait, but the results were almost the 

 same. ) It seemed to prove that light would attract lobsters, 

 but it was not practical. The tests were made in relatively 

 shallow water near a reef where there was great turbulence 

 to shake up the globes. In deeper water, where there is little 

 turbulence, they were not agitated enough and would not 

 light up. 



Fig. 



The sealed glass globe 



