Glow sticks making a comeback?

[ShyGuy75]

I have noticed this trend at some recent shows and video I have downloaded. It seems to be more than just the 18 year olds that have them now. Anyone else notice this? Can anyone in the "know" here confirm that they are making a comeback?

[J~$$$]

You like crappy music.

[ShyGuy75]

The show I was at where I noticed this was a festival, and the downloads I speak of were off this forum while I was checking some music out that I am unfamiliar with. No glowsticks at a voluntary shyguy show. I just want to prepare myself if these are making a comeback.

[J~$$$]

Prepare yourself?

[thinnerair]

glowsticks are for dicks on drugs.

[J~$$$]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/Bananaz4U_64/ravehitler.gif

[TomAz]

Prepare yourself?

http://www.dfp.com/ProductImages/sextoys/lubes/analesesmall.jpg

[ShyGuy75]

Prepare yourself?


Yes, to shoot myself in the head.

Great Hilter .gif by the way. Love the water bottle sitting there for him!

[canexplain]

some bands like glow sticks and some bands have the word out there, no glow sticks at their shows ... hard to control, but thats what they say ... STS9 is a good example ...i have seen some shows here, where it is posted "no glow sticks" .... canx**

[TomAz]

At ACL I had the misfortune of using the portapotties near the STS9 stage during their set. I'm not sure which stunk worse.

[bug on your lip]

i want to party with people who are obsessed over the # of glowsticks in a crowd






HARD

[invisiblerobots]

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/35989/View_Master_Glow_Stick_80_s_Ad.html

[rage patton]

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/35989/View_Master_Glow_Stick_80_s_Ad.html

hahaha

[canexplain]

At ACL I had the misfortune of using the portapotties near the STS9 stage during their set. I'm not sure which stunk worse.

dude, how come you dont like sts9 ... canx**

[canexplain]

i want to party with people who are obsessed over the # of glowsticks in a crowd






HARD

on the bonnaroo board each year, they make a thread and start talking about which band they will have a glow stick war with ... it looks really cool, and i like it, but ya know "you could put an eye out with one of those " :) canx** and to pre plan something like that is sort of lame or cool depending which side of the fence you are on ....

[J~$$$]

Tom doesnt like the keytar.

[marooko]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/Bananaz4U_64/ravehitler.gif

I like it.

[Mr.Nipples]

l69Vi5IDc0g

[captncrzy]

I saw a girl in the Sahara dancing with invisible glowsticks. Meaning, she was waving about like she had them in her hand, but she wasn't holding any.

Weirdo.

[BROKENDOLL]

I saw a girl in the Sahara dancing with invisible glowsticks. Meaning, she was waving about like she had them in her hand, but she wasn't holding any.

Weirdo. Saw her? If it was the right front side of the Sahara, we were trying to avoid her the whole time!

[rage patton]

I saw a girl in the Sahara dancing with invisible glowsticks. Meaning, she was waving about like she had them in her hand, but she wasn't holding any.

Weirdo.

You only saw one person like that? Jeeze... what Sahara tent was I in?

[BROKENDOLL]

Noticed at Daft Punk in L.A. that most glowstick activity was up on the top level...thought that was being considerate~ each to their own beat, they say...

[ShyGuy75]

I noticed that too broken. The OC was representin' hard that night!

[DeltaSigChi4]

I don't step foot into the Sahara to stay away from the glowsticks.

E

[captncrzy]

I wasn't paying attention to anyone else but her really-she was right in front of me and I was fixated. And drunk too probably.

[PotVsKtl]

Shut the fuck up.

[algunz]

I can't stand the glow sticks, but they have turned out to be rather handy in a practical sense once the sun goes down at Coachella.

[Courtney]

If you're going to lie in the middle of the unlit field while people are rushing across trying not to trip on you, glow sticks do seem like a mighty smart idea.


Otherwise, not so much.

[thinnerair]

Use road flares. They're so in right now at parties.

[J~$$$]

Im big on signal flares.

[J~$$$]

bAM_CnE33dU&mode

[algunz]

They were very helpful for finding dropped money and while rolling joints.

[BROKENDOLL]

I wasn't paying attention to anyone else but her really-she was right in front of me and I was fixated. And drunk too probably.
Yep, had to be the same fixation...I was drinkin' Patron, and you?

[BROKENDOLL]

If you're going to lie in the middle of the unlit field while people are rushing across trying not to trip on you, glow sticks do seem like a mighty smart idea.


Otherwise, not so much. Agreed...Water bottles that glowed would have been great in 2006...Glad they cured that mess up last year...And, by the late evenings and especially the last day, peeps were chillin' just about everywhere...Might be an idea for those feelin' grounded to "light up..."

[Courtney]

But in 2006 they handed out glow sticks for free around the grounds, didn't they?

[BROKENDOLL]

Someone may have...If so, that was one helluvalot of sticks going 'round!

[canexplain]

But in 2006 they handed out glow sticks for free around the grounds, didn't they?

i know at the roo and wakarusa, people actually bring boxes (100's) of glowsticks and usually at the gate, they just let them in ..pretty cool ..not sure what coachella would do in that case ... canx**

[suprefan]

the Flaming Lips own all. They hand out LASER POINTERS!!!

[Courtney]

Ohhh I know somebody was handing out glow sticks on both nights and I just assumed it was Coachella-mandated, but yeah, maybe it was just some concert-goer who really liked glow sticks.

Also I think I may be conflating this memory with the Flaming Lips/Hollywood Bowl concert where they definitely did hand out glow sticks to every single person.

[J~$$$]

Way to go assholes.


Glow Sticks May Lure Sea Turtles to Death
Helen Scales
for National Geographic News
April 27, 2007

The same glow sticks that lighten up raves and Halloween may be tempting thousands of sea turtles to their deaths, a new study says.

Used to attract fish to hooks on miles-long lines, the lights are apparently also irresistible to the reptiles.

Commercial longline fishing operations are known to contribute to the decline of sea turtle populations.

Now researchers say that simply changing the type of light sticks could perhaps reduce the number of accidentally caught turtles.

The study is the first to demonstrate that sea turtles are attracted to the lights used by commercial longliners to lure swordfish and tuna. The paper appears in this month's issue of the journal Animal Conservation.

"Once the turtles are in the vicinity of the longlines, there's a high chance they will bite on the bait and become snagged," said study co-author John Wang of the University of Hawaii. "They can also get entangled in the fishing lines."

In 2000 alone, an estimated 200,000 loggerhead turtles and 50,000 leatherbacks were killed on longlines, according to the report. The World Conservation Union lists both species as endangered.

(Related: "Reopening Hawaii Fishery May Harm Sea Turtles, Experts Say" [April 1, 2004].)

Swimming Tests

To investigate whether visual stimuli attract sea turtles to longlines, Wang and colleagues used electronic tracking devices to monitor the movements of loggerhead turtles as they swam in a large laboratory tank.

"We put various commercial light sticks at the edge of the laboratory pool to see if the turtles would swim toward them," Wang said, "which they did."

The turtles swam toward yellow, blue, and green chemical glow sticks as well as orange LEDs.

An LED is a small type of light bulb usually used in groups. The bulbs are increasingly found in consumer applications such as car brake lights and flashlights—and in a more expensive, longer-lasting type of glow stick.

"Turtles might mistake the light sticks for glowing jellyfish," said co-author Ken Lohmann, from the University of North Carolina.

"But it's equally plausible this is just an instinctive reaction to the unnatural continuous light," Lohmann said.

Searching for Solutions

"Light sticks are integral parts of some longline fisheries," study co-author Wang explained, "so limiting their use will not be a viable management solution."

Instead, researchers are working closely with industry leaders to develop modified glow sticks that would still lure swordfish and tuna but be less attractive to turtles.

One possible strategy, Wang said, "is shading the light sticks to direct the light downward. Sea turtles use the top portion of the water column, while most target fish are caught as they move upward from deeper water."

Pulsing lights are also being tested to see if they are less attractive to sea turtles.

"Fisheries in general are the biggest concern for sea turtles," said Roderic Mast, vice-president of Conservation International and co-chair of the World Conservation Union's Marine Turtle Specialist Group.

"Research like this that focuses on ways to limit the impact of particular fisheries is going to help us do a better job of solving these problems."

[DeltaSigChi4]

:mad:

E

[Courtney]

The turtles swam toward yellow, blue, and green chemical glow sticks as well as orange LEDs.

From now on I will only use pink glow sticks.

[BROKENDOLL]

Way to go assholes.


Glow Sticks May Lure Sea Turtles to Death
Helen Scales
for National Geographic News
April 27, 2007

The same glow sticks that lighten up raves and Halloween may be tempting thousands of sea turtles to their deaths, a new study says.

Used to attract fish to hooks on miles-long lines, the lights are apparently also irresistible to the reptiles.

Commercial longline fishing operations are known to contribute to the decline of sea turtle populations.

Now researchers say that simply changing the type of light sticks could perhaps reduce the number of accidentally caught turtles.

The study is the first to demonstrate that sea turtles are attracted to the lights used by commercial longliners to lure swordfish and tuna. The paper appears in this month's issue of the journal Animal Conservation.

"Once the turtles are in the vicinity of the longlines, there's a high chance they will bite on the bait and become snagged," said study co-author John Wang of the University of Hawaii. "They can also get entangled in the fishing lines."

In 2000 alone, an estimated 200,000 loggerhead turtles and 50,000 leatherbacks were killed on longlines, according to the report. The World Conservation Union lists both species as endangered.

(Related: "Reopening Hawaii Fishery May Harm Sea Turtles, Experts Say" [April 1, 2004].)

Swimming Tests

To investigate whether visual stimuli attract sea turtles to longlines, Wang and colleagues used electronic tracking devices to monitor the movements of loggerhead turtles as they swam in a large laboratory tank.

"We put various commercial light sticks at the edge of the laboratory pool to see if the turtles would swim toward them," Wang said, "which they did."

The turtles swam toward yellow, blue, and green chemical glow sticks as well as orange LEDs.

An LED is a small type of light bulb usually used in groups. The bulbs are increasingly found in consumer applications such as car brake lights and flashlights—and in a more expensive, longer-lasting type of glow stick.

"Turtles might mistake the light sticks for glowing jellyfish," said co-author Ken Lohmann, from the University of North Carolina.

"But it's equally plausible this is just an instinctive reaction to the unnatural continuous light," Lohmann said.

Searching for Solutions

"Light sticks are integral parts of some longline fisheries," study co-author Wang explained, "so limiting their use will not be a viable management solution."

Instead, researchers are working closely with industry leaders to develop modified glow sticks that would still lure swordfish and tuna but be less attractive to turtles.

One possible strategy, Wang said, "is shading the light sticks to direct the light downward. Sea turtles use the top portion of the water column, while most target fish are caught as they move upward from deeper water."

Pulsing lights are also being tested to see if they are less attractive to sea turtles.

"Fisheries in general are the biggest concern for sea turtles," said Roderic Mast, vice-president of Conservation International and co-chair of the World Conservation Union's Marine Turtle Specialist Group.

"Research like this that focuses on ways to limit the impact of particular fisheries is going to help us do a better job of solving these problems."
J~$$$...Like we're gonna see a sea turtle anywhere in this fucking desert?

[J~$$$]

Choke on your patron vomit.

[BROKENDOLL]

Pink Elephants, maybe...But,no...No sea turtles...

[BROKENDOLL]

Sorry...I can hold my liquor J~$$$...Now you...Go hold your own!

[BROKENDOLL]

Pink Elephants and Pink Glowsticks...Whoa, now...

[PotVsKtl]

Shut the fuck up.

[full on idle]

PLEASE.

[DeltaSigChi4]

Fuck you.

E

[captncrzy]

the Flaming Lips own all. They hand out LASER POINTERS!!!

My cat would be so excited



Choke on your patron vomit.

Please.

[RotationSlimWang]

Turtles on ecstasy would be hilarious. Little fuckers would never get off their backs, and with good reason.

[J~$$$]

CXbCt_1mrak&mode

[J~$$$]

Eqtk6kKTlDM&eurl

[J~$$$]

ttaqVd0rOjA&mode

[atom heart]

Some guy who had been at Bonnaroo sold us glowsticks at the Radiohead concert in SD. It was cool because in some videos of the show you can see us.

[malcolmjamalawesome]

I wasn't aware glowsticks were ever not sweet.

Sincerely,

Paul van Dyk

[malcolmjamalawesome]

Also, for the record, Dave Wang says "Glowsticks are Dead."

[J~$$$]

You are just going to throw those videos by the wayside?

I work to damn hard to bring you the funny.

[TomAz]

gee willackers, I didn't understand that tedious guitar noodlers were supposed to be funny.

[Bud Luster]

Also, for the record, Dave Wang says "Glowsticks are Dead."

As much as Dave Wang gets on my nerves, I must admit that he knows what the fuck he is talking about...

[J~$$$]

gee willackers, I didn't understand that tedious guitar noodlers were supposed to be funny.

How about you find us some more of your teenage hair curling youtubes those were a hit.

[TomAz]

so, you get where i'm coming from then?

[BROKENDOLL]

And, 3 turtle doves...

[BROKENDOLL]

Shut the fuck up.

PLEASE.

Fuck you.

E 3 turtle doves....

[DeltaSigChi4]

Dave Wang has always been on top of current trends.

E

[amyzzz]

I like glowsticks.

[amyzzz]

I like jewelry with flashing lights better.

[PotVsKtl]

You like being hit in the face too and that went out of style in the 50s.

[amyzzz]

You know it. Fuck me up, pot.

[canexplain]

My cat would be so excited





Please.

yea, wayne does this thing where the audience hits him with lazers all at once .. it is pretty cool , but it is getting a little repetive ... canx**

[algunz]

Not if you haven't seen it before.

Glowsticks still suck unless you're trick or treating.

[DeltaSigChi4]

How many times have you seen The Flaming Lips, Colorado Ron?

E

[instinct]

Who the fuck really cares? As long as they aren't waving it in my face. Glowsticks are weak.

[canexplain]

How many times have you seen The Flaming Lips, Colorado Ron?

E

i dont know, maybe 6 or 7 times ... they are fun, but they do seem to do the same show a lot ... canx**