Thursday, July 7, 2011

Know About Different Types of Glow Sticks

Glow sticks are single translucent plastic tubes which contain glass vial along with the chemical solution. When it is bent the glass vial breaks which releases another chemical into the existing chemical and starts glowing when the two chemicals are mixed by shaking the glow stick.
Depending upon the sizes and shapes of the glow sticks they were categorized in one way. And the other way is they were categorized depending upon their applications.

Let us check different types of glow sticks depending upon their applications.

Party glow sticks: The glow sticks used for parties are of different types. They might be small like glow bracelets and rings and long like glow ropes and glow strings. They are available in multi colors and emit higher brightness when compared with others.

Military glow Sticks: We can say that this is the only industry which is using maximum number of glow sticks in a more effective way. These military sticks are specially designed for rescue and safety operations. They are used for marking targets, night parachute operations and marking helicopter landing zones. Some infrared glow sticks are made for special operations in military.

Emergency glow Sticks: Glow sticks used for emergency operations especially during the time of natural calamities and disasters are known as emergency glow sticks. In general they are in yellow color and are very useful in accidental situations since there will be no power.

Camping light stick: Light sticks are very useful at times of camping and mountain hiking. They are lighter and easier to transport than other lighting sources. Fluorescent sticks are also weather and wind proof and generate dependable light in all conditions. Since they produce no fire or flames they are flexible in use in thick forest and inside the rest tents.


These are the different types of glow sticks available in the market.

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