Talk:Glowsticking

Glowstick manufacturers and "rave sites"
I've noticed some glowstick and toy manufacturers and rave sites which don't have their focus on glowsticking is posting here for advertising gain.(I just removed one called genglow which claims to be #1 but site analytics and google have told me that's not the case)

Are their links relevant enough to keep? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.228.81.59 (talk) 16:53, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

this page needs a good ol' refactor; lots of repetition --MilkMiruku 11:15, 5 August 2005 (UTC)


 * done that, but the page really needs input from more sources --MilkMiruku 13:23, August 22, 2005 (UTC)


 * sigh* Please don't vandalize the page. I don't care whether you are from GenXGlow or Glowsticking.com, it's immature. Try and remain mature about matters such as these. Internet feuds do nothing but anger people. --Exception03 (talk) 04:37, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Lead in photo choices
I have 4 very very good lead in image choices. I dont think we should clutter it up with all 4, so take your pick and lets get a vote going. (when the lead image is chosen I will attempt to upload the 3000x2200px version)  ALKIVAR &trade; 02:05, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Using 'to rave' as a synonymous term
I added a reference to glowsticking from Rave (disambiguation) as part of the verb usage of the term 'rave.' I've noticed in the Rave article and related, the verb 'rave' refers to the act of attending a rave. Here in New York City it's always used in reference to glowsticking (it is extremely rare to actually hear the term 'glowsticking'), though I understand it is slang. Is the term popular enough elsewhere to include in the first sentence of Glowsticking? ~ PseudoSudo 16:17, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

^^^ For the above. In Hawaii, California, New York City, Texas, Chicago (all places where I've been with the exception of Chicago-- but I do know people from there), people who don't glowstick seriously (or haven't met those that do), sometimes call it "raving". As raving is the act of going to a rave, glowsticking seems more precise. For example, when people are "clubbing" (as in going to a club), and people are dancing together, nobody says they are 'clubbing' -- people there would say they are dancing. Another example would be snowboarding or skiing. When someone says "I went snowboarding this weekend", you might expect that person drove up the mountain, paid for tickets, rode the lift, put on boots, etc. But nobody when they are actually there would say that person is snowboarding if that person happened to be eating a sandwhich at the time while resting. Another point is that not everyone at a rave is glowsticking. Why lump it in?

But in any case, the disambiguation seems useful for those that might not know, so it's a good call.

Alternatives to Glowsticks
The article keeps referring to other glowstick-like objects. I've heard the word "photon" applied to small LED devices, usually used by the mainstream as keychain adornments. Anyone else heard of something similar?

^^^ Actually, yes I have. Although I'm not sure it'll fit under "glowsticking", I don't really see many other places to put it at this stage.

There are some photon related dance type forms, including conjuring, which is using photons on each hand, and where one passes a ball of light around (some people get elaborate, and have a photons -- usually different colors-- on multiple fingers underneath a white glove). "Photon" is the brand name for the original LED that made such a splash in the early 2000's (now you can see knock offs everywhere including grocery stores, as LED technology has improved).

Another photon related type activity includes "orbiting", which involves taking multiple "photons", typing them into a single string (usually shoelaces, or something that doesn't stretch). The string is then held with both hands at the ends, and the "orbitter" proceeds to spin the photons. After a while, the string has tension from the turning. After a certain amount of tension, the user then stretches the string which causes a strong rotation type affect (you can hear it spin). with the right timing, this rotation can be repeated over and over by varying the tension of the string. This video should explain better than my feeble attempt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D18FT1hw43U

In this video at around 30 seconds you will see the actual "orbit" take place.

Here is a video that shows you how to prepare a string to cause this to happen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiJxRQpQuZU

Glowsticking is also known as "Poi"
glowsticking is a spin off of poi same style of dance slightly different moves glowsticking tends to incorperate more wrapping of the body than does poi but the meaning or poi in moari is balls on strings so this counts as the same thing

"Poy" should redirect here.
 * Poi is something else! 146.169.49.37 13:33, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Poi is a form of dance that can incorporate glowsticks, and it's sometimes referred to as glowstringing. I'm not sure how accurate the part about glowstringing is in this article, since all examples of it that I've seen are also referred to as poi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomi Undergallows (talk • contribs) 13:25, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

broken glass?
You couldn't make a glowstick out of glass. You have to flex them to break the inner container of luminescent material so it can react with the stuff in the larger plastic tube. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 06:44, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * They have a glass vial inside the plastic tube, I suppose if you break them (snap them so the liquid comes out) then the glass will come out too. 146.169.49.37 13:33, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Leave External Links
Both sides are equally represented and both are strongly applicable to this discussion. Do not edit out the External Links.

Glowstick = Drug Paraphernalia?
Except for the failed attempt of New Orleans and the DEA to call glowsticks "drug paraphernalia" in 2001, are there any additional examples of attempts to outlaw glowsticks? I have edited the "Criticism" section accordingly. --Gadlen (talk) 20:09, 10 April 2008 (UTC)