I want to know...

[cherry]

... why my underwear glows in the dark.

(I mean, it's obvious because the applied the glow and the dark stuff to the fabric before they sold it to me, but why?)

When does one charge glow-in-the-dark underwear? The glowing-ness would be wasted on the inside of your pants. If it's charging while you're fully clothed, your skirt is too short, and I'm so not going there.

I mean, you *could* parade around in your underwear in broad daylight, and then run into rooms and turn off all the lights, but that might create the wrong impression...

Comments

[d-benway.livejournal.com]

If it's glowing in the presence of UV light, this could be the result of UV-activated compounds from your laundry detergent
(e.g. see <a href = "http://www.usatoday.com/news/science/wonderquest/2001-06-27-black-light.htm> this authoritative reference</a>. In sunlight, the phosphors glow, producing a brighter white. Possibly, if you washed said underwear in scent- and dye-free detergent, the effect would go away. Also, if you crush wintergreen lifesavers in the dark with your teeth or a hammer, you can see flashes of light that arise from breaking up crystals of methyl salicyclate.

[cherryice.livejournal.com]

Okay, that's neat. I've always kind of wondered about the blacklight thing -- you know you're hanging out with engineers when the subject is brought up during glow bowling. Of course, the fact that the 'QT3.14' scrawled across my arm in glow in the dark marker by one of the guys continued to acquire sig figs as the night went on may have been a tip off...

This underwear, however, is supposed to glow. I'm just not sure why...

And because I'm slow...

[cherryice.livejournal.com]

Also, if you crush wintergreen lifesavers in the dark with your teeth or a hammer, you can see flashes of light that arise from breaking up crystals of methyl salicyclate.

::Nod:: It's cool if someone crushes them between their teeth in the dark. Also, if it's dry enough out and your hair is long enough, running your hands through your hair in the dark can produce a nifty light show.