Weird question (well not really, just random)
Ok, so this guy on ebay has been selling these neon bottles for a while now and I still dont get it. I have bought few off of him but I still dont know how he gets them to glow. Heres some examples...

http://cgi.ebay.com/SKYY-VODKA-NEON-BOTTLE-L-K-BEER-SIGN-RARE_W0QQitemZ6202960458QQcategoryZ39492QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/SMIRNOFF-TWISTED-V-NEON-COLLECTTION-BOTTLES-BEER-SIGN_W0QQitemZ6203751759QQcategoryZ369QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/BURNETTS-NEON-VODKA-SET-LIGHT-BEER-SIGN-L-K_W0QQitemZ6202960497QQcategoryZ39492QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hes got a ton more too...Does anyone know what he's doing??? is it magic marker or something?

Black light? There's also types of inks that are made to respond to UV light, like a stamp at a theme park that allows you to get back in. All you have to do is mix the ink in with the material that you used to make the glass.

L@@Ks like a scam.

Well, it looks like a scam because of the way he wrote it.

wow you registered to post this?

You look like an advertising bot to me :p

No im not acutally

...I dont think its a scam because the ones I bought work fine and actually look pretty cool. I would just rather stop spending money and do it myself...

Cool. And welcome to Massassi. Leave your soul at the door, you won't be needing it much longer now that you've entered our black hole of corruption. :p

how can they last forever though? They have to get energy from somewhere.

Surrounding light.

the energy comes from hell

He should know.

I got a cool keychain that glows for 10 years (no on off switch, totally uses phosphorus) from here. I got it 4 years ago and still glows bright today (given it's dark). So, things can glow for a long time. Forever...no. And if this guy does use phosphorus, I don't suggest drinking it. :\

[EDIT: Found the site. http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/GLRVAR.htm ]

It could probably use the same thing, just create a layer of plastic outside the tube.

Tritium works too.

No, the bottle doesent glow itself, its blacklight or regular light reactive. I have a pretty cool collection under my 24" blacklight.

I heard massassi was a nice, non-corrupt place...

wait, at 30 meters it breaks, will the water glow then or will there be a cool chemical reactions (i can'ts remembers)
OR BOTH?!?

The guy at the front only told you that to get you through the door.

I have some ocean-front property to sell you in Kansas.

I think they turned a monkey green once...

How much??
:p

Five-dollah.

Well, "extremely" would be a matter of opinion. But in very small amounts it can't hurt you, and will still glow.

Haha futureposted

Thought so.

You're right, "extremely" wasn't the right word. I meant in comparison with other isotopes / rad-active elements.

Isn't tritium extremely radioactive? Hydrogen isotope, right?

my friend usta take old bottles and fill them with water, then put the center of a highlighter in the water for a few days... you cant drink it, but it will glow with a black light.

Would it work if you mixed it with the actual alcohol??

it may, but why would you want to? since she said you can't drink it, i'd think it would be a waste of good vodka

be wary of toxic chemicals... and toxic chemical reactions.

Like it's been said, the answer is right in the auction:[/quote] JUST PLACE THIS BOTTLE UNDER A REAL LIGHT OR BLACK LIGHT FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GLOW!![/quote]

Almost any neon color will glow under black light, including highlighters. There are also types of inks or chemicals that show up only under black light as well. Certain clubs might use them to mark you to identify that you've paid or already been in, like one around me does.

Luminescent things that glow only for a certain amount of time can generally be "recharged" by UV light (the sun, black lights, and flourescent lights to some degree) and will glow by themselves for some time without the UV light on them.

You might try scouting around google for either of those types of chemicals.

[edit: You might also try putting a scorpion under black light for something interesting. They glow bluish-white. You can grind it up into a paste and make a glowing scorpion martini.]

I do not wanna know.

Tree-fitty.

SOLD!

Fear Factor. Minus the black light.