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From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Re: chemical light (more ?)
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Date: Tue, 26-Jun-84 02:25:06 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 26 02:25:06 1984
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>Greetings.  Can anyone give me a concise description of the chemicals
>and processes involved in the "light sticks" that show up every 
>July 4 the last few years?  I know that there are at least two
>chemicals involved that must be mixed to produce the (cold) light,...

Let me add to Lauren's question:  I've seen these in a standard green color
(under the brand name Cyalume, trademark of American Cyanamid) used as road
flares / emergency lights.  I've also seen similar gadgets in blue and
orange at rock concerts - both little lights and necklace-like things.
What are all the colors available?  Are the chemicals for these
things generally available, and if so, from where?  Are they reasonably
safe?

PLEASE respond by mail.  Lauren said he would summarize; I hope he won't
mind expanding his topic a little bit...he gives his address as
	{decvax, ihnp4, harpo, allegra, seismo}!vortex!lauren
(If any replies end up in my hands instead, I'll just forward them to
Lauren.)
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