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UV Detection methods was Ultraviolet light from brush discharge.
Hi list,
I know many of us here are all concerneed about UV rays and damage
towards our eyes. Sarah Thompson stated something called "fairy Liquid". If
i've got the right idea, you can take this stuff under a uv light and it will
glow(like glow in the dark paint.) I was wondering if it's possible to use
some liquid that will glow under uv to find out if we are being exposed to
UV? it would sure beat buying expensive equipment. OFf the top of my head, i
know that one can try using the Liquid Tide w/ Bleach laundry detergent. I
know this stuff is clear but glows purply under a blacklight/uv source. has
anyone tried this or is interested in trying it? It would be very interesting
to find out.
-Alan
In a message dated 3/14/00 12:33:33 PM Pacific Standard Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
<< On a slight aside, I don't know if you get it in the US, but 'Fairy
Liquid',
a bright green washing up liquid popular in the UK for about the last
millennium or so, actually flouresces extremely brightly under UV. We found
this out by accident when playing with a UV lamp late one night, walking
around the house in darkness, then wondering why a few splotches around the
sink were glowing bright green! Other things to try are washing powder,
especially the 'tablets' you can get these days, which glow very nicely. I
should say that all of these things will glow pretty strongly with a cheap
UV torch I bought from Maplin Electronics, so if you try them and find that
they don't glow much, you probably don't have a lot to worry about.
Allegedly. :)
Sarah >>