i need these by next friday... is that possible?

sdc100 wrote:That's not a good idea!. The small size and colorful filling may fool some kids into thinking that they're candy. They can even fool parents since they resemble a liquid candy that many parents had as kids (see below). While these are supposedly non-toxic, the liquid can still stain. Worse, if the child should manage to bite (or cut) through the plastic (as they would with the candy), s/he can be cut by glass. I'm not sure about these but many glow sticks contain a glass capsule to separate the chemicals until activation. To make it light, bend the stick until the internal capsule break, mixing the chemicals. In fact, the process was even patented. Imagine the harm that can come to a child because of the glass shards.

Compare these Glow Sticks with the Wax Jumbo Sticks with liquid candy sold through Amazon. See candy photo below.

That's why you say, I'm giving out glowsticks, do you want to get it ready or me? That's what I did last year. No problems. I usually wear one while I'm passing them out, pretty much makes it clear what they are.

todaresq wrote:So I was wondering if these would be good to pass out to trick or treaters that should already have em... safety first.

This site here has a bunch of interesting tips to coincide with having glow sticks... such as,

"Hurting animals is never acceptable behavior! Some people use Halloween as an excuse to hurt cats and that is just wrong!"

and

"Vandalism is never cool! Throwing eggs at cars and houses is not cool."

Who needs an excuse to hurt cats?

I bet Soterios Johnson is in for 3.

In for 3. Halloween giveaways. Hope smartpost gets them to me in time!

And with the lanyard you can spin them around in circles like sparklers and make glow "O"s in the air.

sdc100 wrote:While I agree that it's inexcusable, I should explain that different colors glow for different lengths of time. That's not only due to chemical characteristics, but also due to our eyes. We're more sensitive to some frequencies so even a very faint glow is visible. If I'm not mistaken green glows the brightest and is visible the longest, while red is the shortest. Our sensitivity to green explains why a green laser pointer seems much brighter than a red one although they output the same power.

Well, I was wrong. Red is in the middle, while purple and white are the shortest-lived. Here is an interesting post on a glow stick blog. The exact glow time depends on the exact formulation, but at lest this gives you the longest-lived colors.

SCGA01 wrote:Very interesting, I just got off the phone with Darice customer service and none of their glow sticks say how long they last. I do not understand why they do not have this information. Really makes me wonder now when the company themselves cannot answer this question. I really want to get in on this but I don't want a bunch of sticks that are going to stop glowing after an hour

Get a Square Trade Extended Warranty.

Perfect for a show like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp6WyAdODfo/

in for 3

cenots wrote:not a single Phish reference in the write up? I thought that was a given....

I thought the same thing!

I would recommend giving these to any animal you suspect to be peeing in your house. Just wait until sundown and their secret mess will finally come to the light.

deadmau5!!!

beezdotcom wrote:Freezing an activated glow stick makes some sense, if you want to slow/postpone its actual use. Freezing an unused glow stick doesn't help you, and might actually break the internal membrane keeping the chemicals from activating.

http://www.glowsticking.com/forums/topic/13172-freezing-glowsticks/

Huh? If you broke the internal membrane (which is usually a glass capsule), you force it to activate because the chemicals mix. How does breaking the separation membrane prevent the chemicals from activating?

teedo757 wrote:I would recommend giving these to any animal you suspect to be peeing in your house. Just wait until sundown and their secret mess will finally come to the light.

Or you can use a simple UV light.

3 orders, one for the kids, 2 for dad to take to some Furthur shows!!!!

Now I don't mean to be cynical here, but is anyone else about 60% sure that SmartPost will deliver the 2 days after Halloween? Faithless Wooter that I am!

In for 2 sets, though I have *no* idea why. Better get crafty...

Funklordtoejam wrote:Anyone know the shelf life of these? Will they still work in a few years after civilization collapses?

nameless1 wrote:I don't know the shelf life for these specific ones, but their competitors list 2-3 years.

So the answer is yes, these will still be good when civilization collapses.

Oops, I've said too much...

mwinkykitty wrote:Tax in NY too.

Tax in NY, not only on the product but they tax u on the shipping also.

Sweet. These are useful for night fishing with bait. Attach them with a rubber band to your float or the tip of the rod if you're fishing on the bottom.

based on the comments here, i don't think these will arrive before next friday by smartpost... is there an express shipping option?

Can you order more than three packs?

MichXelle wrote:In for 2. Great Halloween handouts instead of candy!

We always give out non-candy stuff. The Kids gets lots of candy already.

We gave out play-doh once, that was popular. The year we gave out comics didn't go so well. We gave out fake tattoos and they were well-received.


We gave out Glow-sticks two years ago and they were a big hit. I think these will be awesome as they are bigger and brighter than the ones we did last time.

In for 3 (we get between 40 and 60 TorT'ers each year)

Why in the world did I just buy three of these? I have one toddler, how many could she possibly need?

neeznoodle wrote:After a moment of thinking, I'm guessing it's because the word s h a t is the past tense version of another word that I'm not going to write to keep this kid friendly!

I NEVER KNEW THAT! You'd think that living in profane NYC (and attending a high school with one of the highest SAT averages), I'd know that the s-word has a past tense. It never even occurred to me. And even if it did occur to me, I would have assumed that the past tense would be s-word + "ted." Thanks for enriching my vocabulary by one more word.

Last winter, when it would not stop snowing and we all had enormous snow banks, this guy I know dug holes in his snow banks to make troll faces and filled them with glow sticks. It was pretty cool.

i bought 3. the niece & nephew will go crazy for these things.

'Can't begin to tell everyone how much I HATE this ill-conceived, dangerous product. I just went to a concert in Las Vegas and of course all of the jerks that brought them think it's cool to thrown them out through the crowd. One glanced off my forehead, who knows how many serious injuries hapen. I've never actually seen any other application of this stupid, environmentally destructive product. As a chemist I can tell you that they will reside in land fills essentially forever, slowly leaking their chemicals into the groundwater. And yes, children WILL mistake them for candy!

compudata wrote:In for three, but I sure hope there are 72 lanyards to go with the 72 glowsticks... the photo of the contents, it only shows 12 lanyards with those 24 glowsticks!

Yeah...looks like they are expecting you to 'reuse' the lanyards with multiple glowsticks. They do NOT provide a lanyard for each glowstick :-(

In for three or 72 Good deal and I used a shipping coupon.

These are great to keep on the shelf for emergency lighting if the power goes out. They last for hours, don't generate heat, won't set the house on fire, and even when they're about dead, you can use them to mark obstacles in the hallway.

During the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, the cops were too overwhelmed to process all the looters, so they'd break open a light stick, spray it all over the perp and let 'em know that was their one warning: the glow would make them an easy target if they were caught in the area again.

They will come in handy if im ever on Stargate and need to see into a dark hole :P

gfny36 wrote:Tax in NY, not only on the product but they tax u on the shipping also.

That can actually be a good thing because the $5 coupon code "TAXSUCKS" only works if you spend more than $39.99. Including the $5 s/h makes it easier to reach $39.99. For those who don't know, the code only works for those living in states where Woot collects sales tax: TX, WA and NY.

Is this really the best you can do????

Bummed that I can only get 3 -- I want more!

beatlesjunkee wrote:Here on Woot, they're about $0.33 each if you include shipping.

On eBay, these puppies are about $0.14 each with free shipping or 288 of them for $39.99.

Here's the link.

$29.99

docnhh wrote:'Can't begin to tell everyone how much I HATE this ill-conceived, dangerous product. I just went to a concert in Las Vegas and of course all of the jerks that brought them think it's cool to thrown them out through the crowd. One glanced off my forehead

Yeah, those Celine Dion concerts can get rough!

Just wait until the East Coast vs West Coast thing heats up again!

sdc100 wrote:Here's a helpful hint:
If you don't plan on using these quickly, put them in the fridge or freezer. They'll have a much longer shelf life. I had a glow stick in my freezer that still worked 10+ years later.

I haven't verified this but I believe you can also extend the glow time by freezing. More specifically, I think you can stop or dim the glowing by freezing. In other words, if you only need it to glow for an hour, I think you can slow the chemical reaction by freezing. That way, you can reuse it at will by defrosting until the chemicals are completely spent. Again, I haven't verified this but have heard about it from friends. And it does make scientific sense.

As a kid we'd have festivals every year that would sell glowing necklaces, bracelets, etc. We'd always put it in the freezer after we got home so that I could enjoy it the next night too.

elldee wrote:warning, friends: glow sticks can Break Open and Leak the florescent stuff everywhere. that can't be good. so, be careful when these are in the hands of little ones, please! there's the risk of kids ingesting this and/or of it making contact with their skin

i'm concerned about some degree of toxicity -- not an unsightly mess (sorry) -- even though the description states that the glowing substance is safe. um, says who??

of course we want our kids to be super visible when they're walking around in the dark on halloween. i'm merely suggesting supervised use, since these are NOT toys.

It's safe - except for the glass pieces which hold the two reactants apart before you CRACK them.