Re: Safelight alternatives

They have also been used by scuba divers going night-diving, but
are now out of favor because the chemicals in them are so nasty
that you really don't want them in your landfills.

At 3:06 PM -0700 7/13/01, John Yeo wrote:
>Plastic tubes filled with some kind of chemical. There is a smaller glass
>tube inside the plastic tube filled with another chemical. When you flex
>the plastic tube, and break the glass one, the two chemicals react and put
>out light. You can get them in various colors, red, orange, green, blue and
>possibly others. Commercial fisherman use the green ones at night, they're
>often included in "survival kits" or road emergency kits. They're popular
>with ravers, who move them around to make light trails as they dance.
>
>I've seen them in the camping section of hardware stores for over $5!. You
>can get them at rave/club supply places much cheaper than that. $.80 each,
>in packages of 50 at http://glowstickfactory.com/6_inch_glowsticks.asp I'm
>sure you can find other places with a websearch.
>
>John
>
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>Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 2:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Safelight alternatives
>
>
>>
>> In a message dated 7/13/01 9:02:41 AM, zinski@telenet.net writes:
>>
>> << Orange & red GLOW STICKS, >>
>>
>> What are these?
>> Where do you purchase them?
>> leezy
>>
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