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Post by RxMarky Mark on Mar 25, 2013 17:01:13 GMT -5
I've searched the forum for a bit and can't really find what I'm looking for. I can obviously find the glow basics, sticks, mouthpieces, glasses, etc. But I want to bring something more fun this year. I see people with some pretty cool, elaborate glow costumes and toys. Where do people find these? Are they mostly just making them? If people are creating these things, how? Don't you need a battery pack of some sort?
Provide links if you will. Or just any insight that you have so that I, and other Inforoosters, can get our glow on this summer in new and exciting ways.
El-Wire my friend... El-wire... I had the same question after my first Roo. WTF is that cool stuff??
Start here - www.coolneon.com/ There are plenty of sights like this. I found this one most useful for me to learn and customer service is good. They have tons of cool - ha ha pun intended - stuff.
You can learn a lot - especially under the 'instant gratification' link where you can order lengths of wire with the battery/controller already attached. It is a little pricey, however very reusable. Sew it to just about anything using a spool of light weight fishing line and a crafting needle.
After you get familiar you can price shop. I've heard folks finding good deals on Amazon.
Edit: Warning: EL wire is a gate way Druq.
When i first started to look i recall finding a how-to article that had wayyyy more information then I was ready for but it did help get some basics. My first project was to outline the duck on our camp flag. I ordered a 25" or 30" ft red thin wire with the simple controller that did on/off/blink. Ran on a 9V battery which i tucked into a pocket on the flag.
If you go down this rabbit hole keep in mind black gorilla tape is your best friend when working with lengths of l-wire. You can tape over sections that you don't want to show and can't easily hide by putting it on the inside of a shirt etc.
Post by warpedfan11 on Mar 25, 2013 17:10:31 GMT -5
It doesn't answer your question, but I saw a dude for the RHCP set last year that had an entire costume of linked glow ring/glow sticks...like you could see the dude from a mile away.
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HAHAHA reminds me of that SouthPark episode where every one gets a Medical card because they gave themselves testicular cancer. We should all smoke and bounce around on these things in centeroo.
El-Wire my friend... El-wire... I had the same question after my first Roo. WTF is that cool stuff??
Start here - www.coolneon.com/ There are plenty of sights like this. I found this one most useful for me to learn and customer service is good. They have tons of cool - ha ha pun intended - stuff.
You can learn a lot - especially under the 'instant gratification' link where you can order lengths of wire with the battery/controller already attached. It is a little pricey, however very reusable. Sew it to just about anything using a spool of light weight fishing line and a crafting needle.
After you get familiar you can price shop. I've heard folks finding good deals on Amazon.
Edit: Warning: EL wire is a gate way Druq.
When i first started to look i recall finding a how-to article that had wayyyy more information then I was ready for but it did help get some basics. My first project was to outline the duck on our camp flag. I ordered a 25" or 30" ft red thin wire with the simple controller that did on/off/blink. Ran on a 9V battery which i tucked into a pocket on the flag.
If you go down this rabbit hole keep in mind black gorilla tape is your best friend when working with lengths of l-wire. You can tape over sections that you don't want to show and can't easily hide by putting it on the inside of a shirt etc.
Awesome! Thanks for the help. I've got some research to do.
If you are just looking for throw-able glow sticks, your first and best bet would be your local Michael's or Target store. They have tubes with 15 sticks for a dollar.
After that, the sites LLL linked are great for your more robust options
Post by F me, I quit America on Apr 28, 2013 21:37:52 GMT -5
I know the best time to buy glowies and lasers: on the way home from Bonnaroo.
I guess if you are only throwing glow sticks into crowds at EDM shows, that is cool, since I won't be there to get hit in the face anyway. And EL wire is neat, if used tastefully. But if I see you pointing a green laser at the What stage or at a helicopter, I'll grab it and stuff it so far into your ear that it will illuminate your eyes and burn your retinas from the inside!
Post by th3int3rn3t on Apr 28, 2013 22:53:43 GMT -5
Not a n00b br0. Hopefully everyone intelligent enough to be an inforoo member is bright enough not to shine lasers at aircraft. The stage thing doesn't bother me, but it's not really that entertaining to do either, so rest assured, I shall not be doing that.
HAHAHA reminds me of that SouthPark episode where every one gets a Medical card because they gave themselves testicular cancer. We should all smoke and bounce around on these things in centeroo.
Buffalo Solidier........the song is forever changed.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I'm going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome.
figured I'd bump this up... my buddys and I had a pretty awesome laser light show going at phish last year with a crayola glow station. We will hopefully step it up this year and have even more glow stuff and lasers!
I bought a crapload of these. Figured they'd be fun to share, and hopefully people will be less likely to throw them on the ground since they can keep them all weekend. amzn.com/B008JE5KZY
figured I'd bump this up... my buddys and I had a pretty awesome laser light show going at phish last year with a crayola glow station. We will hopefully step it up this year and have even more glow stuff and lasers!
Ebay is your friend!
Looks like ebay does have some cool things. Extremeglow.com is the best site I have seen thus far. And Amazon has the best deals I have found on el-wire.
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we have a local Dollar Tree store that has tons of glow toys and stuff behind the counter.
Maybe other people have had better luck, but I've learned my lesson the hard way (and multiple times over) about dollar store glow sticks. They barely work and tend to have a faint glow at best. Not worth the money. My vote is Target as well, but really anywhere that's not a dollar store works.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
I got 1000 glow sticks off Amazon for like $32. Yeah they're cheap and I know some of them will be duds.. but 3 cents a piece is an awesome deal! plus the reviews had mostly all good things to say
I got 1000 glow sticks off Amazon for like $32. Yeah they're cheap and I know some of them will be duds.. but 3 cents a piece is an awesome deal! plus the reviews had mostly all good things to say
I've bought many thousands of glow STIX off there in the past, you can't hang onto them for more than a year but you won't have dud probs
I got 1000 glow sticks off Amazon for like $32. Yeah they're cheap and I know some of them will be duds.. but 3 cents a piece is an awesome deal! plus the reviews had mostly all good things to say
I've bought many thousands of glow STIX off there in the past, you can't hang onto them for more than a year but you won't have dud probs
Good to hear We got them a few weeks ago and all will be gone by the time Roo is over so they won't even have to sit too long!
I've searched the forum for a bit and can't really find what I'm looking for. I can obviously find the glow basics, sticks, mouthpieces, glasses, etc. But I want to bring something more fun this year. I see people with some pretty cool, elaborate glow costumes and toys. Where do people find these? Are they mostly just making them? If people are creating these things, how? Don't you need a battery pack of some sort?
Provide links if you will. Or just any insight that you have so that I, and other Inforoosters, can get our glow on this summer in new and exciting ways.
I'm sure you've seen these by now, they'r super cool to shoot at night (the video doesn't really do it justice)
Anyway, I get all my stuff from Amazon because it generally has the cheapest prices, and if you have Amazon Prime there is free 2-day shipping.
They're called slingcoptesrs, here they are on Amazon, and the good news is that they're cheap!
keep in mind black gorilla tape is your best friend when working with lengths of l-wire. You can tape over sections that you don't want to show and can't easily hide by putting it on the inside of a shirt etc. 
but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal. 
