[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Chemical Light Sticks (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 2/13/2009 10:03:25 PM EDT
| how have you actually used them? they seem handy, but for the life of me I can't think of what I would use them for. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green.  A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. I seriously doubt that. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. I seriously doubt that. well, they are non-toxic, so the drinking and not dying would be true. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. No, he didn't. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. I seriously doubt that. well, they are non-toxic, so the drinking and not dying would be true. They contain hydrogen peroxide and phenol. Non toxic eh? have fun with that. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. I seriously doubt that. He was in there when he pissed. I think it could be possible. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. I seriously doubt that. He was in there when he pissed. I think it could be possible. Hydrogen peroxide powers glow sticks. Your body is full of peroxidases. |
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Teh make you uber kewl....
the real glowstick usage... I can laugh all I want, I used to do that and make lotsa $$$$ selling them to the clubs in DC and the Xkids (@$1500+ a night) |
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In a home defense situation, they could possibly be thrown to illuminate an area. Or you could flip the lights on. I figured I'd have to spell it out for somebody. LOL Think noise outside in area not wired for light, etc, or inside and you would have to expose yourself to reach a switch. Very complicated. |
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The best use is dancing accessories.
I also remember seeing a "glowstick grenade" that is basically a poormans flash bang without the bang. You load it with three ultra brights, toss it, it cracks them all at the same time (ultra's are REALLY bright) and will completely ruin anyones night vision who catches sight of them. But yeah...dancing accessories. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. Can you explain the direct route between his mouth and his penis that would allow the glowing agent to pass through? I could MAYBE see him getting really bad diarrhea and shitting glowing turds, but he isn't going to piss glowstick juice. |
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In a home defense situation, they could possibly be thrown to illuminate an area. Or you could flip the lights on. I figured I'd have to spell it out for somebody. LOL Think noise outside in area not wired for light, etc, or inside and you would have to expose yourself to reach a switch. Very complicated. unlike illuminating yourself, then throwing the glowing object away from you. That couldnt expose you in anyway... |
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Used many thousands to mark suspicious objects for closer inspection, and to mark turns while running convoys. We tossed them to Iraqi kids when driving through tight urban areas, so we could tell where the little bastards were in the dark. I should have bought stock in Cyalume before I deployed. Sometimes I used them to read, or just have some light when the electricitty went out. |
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LED flashlights limited their usefulness to me. I've got a little keychain light that takes one AAA and will run well for at least twelve hours. More light, less weight and a smaller package.
I kept glowsticks in both cars for emergencies, but the poor storage temperature killed 'em fast. I don't think I'll be stocking them at all in the future. They just expire before I use them. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. I seriously doubt that. well, they are non-toxic, so the drinking and not dying would be true. They contain hydrogen peroxide and phenol. Non toxic eh? have fun with that. They are non -toxic. I had to call poison control about them once.
I call BS on the peeing green though. I load them in my 1"-bore spudgun and launch them at night. |
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Other thoughts. I got glowstick goo in my eye one time, it hurts like hell. They are under pressure, be careful if you for some reason open one up. (I was converting a dead chemstick into an LED stick)
Also, they have tiny shards of glass in them, which is another excellent reason not to ingest glowstick goo even if it is mostly non-toxic. It will also irritate skin if you leave it on for very long. |
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Oh man, I have used thousands of these things. All colors even infrared while in the military. One night while clearing an FLS I bet I personally used a thousand.
They may be non toxic but let me tell you something, DO NOT GET THAT SHIT IN YOUR EYES! I had to go to the ER once on a field problem because one busted all in my face. Bad stuff right there. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. I seriously doubt that. He was in there when he pissed. I think it could be possible. Did you hold it for him and give it a little "shake" when finished? |
| Fisherman use them in the inlet where I fish. They take 2 liter soda bottles and drop a light stick in it. Then they use the bottle as a float on their fishing line. The light stick helps them see their float out on the water and obviously they are fishing for some big fish. |
| They are great during hurricane caused power outages, you don't have to use batteries. I also stick one on my dogs harness when I walk him at night, and when I am done I throw it in the freezer. They can last weeks by doing this, it will appear dead when still cold but returns to brightness once it warms up to ambient temperature, pretty neat and saves me from chucking $1 dollar chem lights frequently. |
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Yep, used them quite frequently during hiking, camping, and backpacking. They were also handy for 3 AM games of tag out at lake Havasu. And, when broken and ingested, your teeth, mouth, and throat glow green. A coworker had a friend break one open and drink it and piss glow green. Apparently he was pretty high. I seriously doubt that. He was in there when he pissed. I think it could be possible. Hydrogen peroxide powers glow sticks. Your body is full of peroxidases. +1000 It wouldn't even make it past your stomach, let alone through your bloodstream, kidney and bladder. |
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Anyway, where did Hawkins get those uber jumbo Glowsticks in Jericho?  12-inch and 15-inch chemlights aren't too hard to find for purchase. I actually have some of these sitting on the shelf out in the garage, soooooooooooooooo.......... ETA: Well shit, the email addy I had posted here was a dead link –––– just google "cyalume lightstick / distributors". I'm sure that will get you somewhere. Some of the ones I have are 15inch "IMPACT" sticks and come five to a cardboard tube. (and by the way have a NSN# of 6260-01-341-8709) |
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Glo toob FTW.
http://www.glo-toob.com/ Mine's lasted 3 deployments, and is damn near bulletproof. I keep mine on a HD carabiner. comes in handy. Also has the ability to flash, strobe, fade, or send morse. |