deepblue Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Is the black light we used to have in our rooms as teens the same as a UV light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Sure freakin' teeth glowin' in the dark is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Similar. There are different types of UV lamps, depending upon their intended purpose. Blacklights used for poster illumination are generally coated with some kind of UV inhibitor while other types may not be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwness Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 You can use one to see if there has been any glue used on a guitar like say a neck break. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 A certain type of UV light: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_light My dog had been losing patches of fur. The vet turned out all the lights in the exam room then turned on a hand held black light. The dog lit up like a Christmas tree. She had a fungal infection and the spores emitted by the infection glowed an amazingly bright green color. He gave her, and us, some medications and in a week the fungus was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevef Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Is the black light we used to have in our rooms as teens the same as a UV light? There's a couple named after you... "There is a less common deep-blue-violet lamp with no phosphor and made with special glass (maybe quartz) to transmit the 253.7 nM UVC (shortwave UV) mercury line. These lamps are generally used to make fluorescent rocks glow." "There are incandescent bulbs made with deep violet-blue bulbs which largely filter out visible light. Longer UVA wavelengths get through the glass and are not blocked by the dark colored filter dye. Most visible violet and some visible blue light get through, as well as a wide range of infrared and the longest, less visible of visible red wavelengths. Some traces of other visible wavelengths get through." http://members.misty.com/don/uvbulb.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 yeah yeah you google eyed googlers...it's the same damn thing. Stay away from the light child... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 For the purpose of reactivity with the neon colors, yes. For brightness, I prefer blue UV when building my PCs. Blue UV Purple "old style" UV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Damn CHAN...Yer freakin' me out... MAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Damn CHAN...Yer freakin' me out... MAN. Sorry. I'll turn on the lights... It's just an old Gateway pc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Similar. There are different types of UV lamps' date=' depending upon their intended purpose. Blacklights used for poster illumination are generally coated with some kind of UV inhibitor while other types may not be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_light [/quote'] Far out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 They also illuminate scorpions here in the desert - diabolical little bastards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 I was just thinking of using one to fade my guitar thats all. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 No duh' date=' I had 2 climb into my sleeping bag a few years ago and I am unsure if they were poisonous of not but the minute I saw these guys in there they came out real quick and met their maker PDQ.[/quote'] On a skewer with honey mustard sauce? I hear they taste citrus-y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I have white UV ink in my tattoo that shows up under black light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 They also illuminate scorpions here in the desert - diabolical little bastards... Are scorpions much of a problem in Arpaiozona? Are they deadly? Or like bees and wasps, just to those who are allergic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 My sister gave me a blacklight bulb for Christmas in 1973 and the cursed thing still works. Then one appeared here in the 90s sometime and I don't remember which is which. ONE of them is 37 years old anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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