Glow In The Dark

Beyond the Brick’s Joshua Hanlon met up with builder Carter Baldwin at Philly Brick Fest to check out the section dedicated to glow-in-the-dark creations. Seeing these constructions under black light gives a whole new dimension to LEGO that we never knew existed.

Artist Peter Draws creates a wonderful line art illustration using “invisible” ink under a black light. Watching the ink flow off of his glass pen tip into the water is just as mesmerizing as onto the canvas itself. His charming and soothing narration definitely reminds us of Bob Ross.

The Science Channel’s series Street Science presents a neat experiment, mixing bulk quantities of the nasty goo inside of glowsticks to produce a variety of vibrant colors. The result is a new abstract painting medium. Needless to say, don’t play with these chemicals at home.

Innovo Design creates jewelry and other accessories packing tiny vials of radioactive tritium gas, which makes them glow in low light or darkness without need to be “charged” in daylight. They offer rings, pendants, USB drives, bottle openers, and even a tritium “flashlight.”

If you’ve ever been to a science museum, there’s a good chance you’ve seen one of those walls that temporarily glows and captures shadows when exposed to light. Mark Rober shows us how to make your very own glow wall. Grab the phosphorescent vinyl sheets here.

BioToy’s unique squirt gun fires water mixed with bioluminescent proteins, which allow the streams to glow brightly in the dark. Targets hit with the non-toxic stuff will glow for several minutes after being hit. We want paintballs filled with this stuff now.

This limited-edition knife not only features a big 3.85″ blade, and a sturdy stainless steel body, but it’s got glow-in-the-dark handle scales. Other features include a ball bearing lock, a lanyard hole, and a pocket clip. Available for a limited time from Massdrop.

Nissan commissioned artist Ian Cook to create a massive 2200 sq. ft. piece of art, which combined the artist’s brushstrokes and splatters with the tread marks of a Nissan LEAF, creating a glowing self-portrait of the compact EV.

In an attempt to make its homely LEAF electric car a bit more interesting, Nissan Europe gave one a factory glow-in-the-dark paintjob – which we think would look even better on a Lambo. Sadly, there are no plans to put it into production.

Brooklyn’s Bottleneck Art Gallery is showcasing awesome glow in the dark prints from various artists with its When The Lights Go Out 2 art show. The pieces are based on popular movies, TV shows and video games.

These photoluminescent rocks are made from a durable plastic material that can be set into paths or scattered with regular stones to guide your way at night. Glows 10 to 12 hours on just 20 minutes of daylight. Also available in glass.

Like Glow Threads, these clothes have a phosphorescent coating. Use an LED – like your smartphone’s flash – to draw on fabric. Even imprint photos on them. Doodles glow for up to 5 min. Too bad their pitch video is so awful.

These special t-shirts offer a surface which you can draw on using the included UV mini-light or from up to 30-feet-away with a UV laser pointer. Images persist for up to 15 minutes in a pitch black room.

Whether you need to change a tire in the dark or need to beat back a zombie horde, the high-carbon steel Glowbar has you covered, glowing up to 10x brighter than typical glow-in-the-dark stuff.

If you loved the minimalism of Defakto’s EINS watch, but prefer a light backdrop, the black stainless Nachtschicht (Nightshift) offers a luminous face which glows brightly with the lights off.

Most night-readable watches just have glowing faces. But Diesel’s Glow timepiece add luminescent bands so not only can you see the time, your friends can see you at your next rave.

Channel your inner Hermes (and memories of Greek Lit class) with Gijs Bakker’s cool pant bicycle clips. The fluorescent PVC glows in the dark, providing visibility for night riding. (Thanks Retrib!)

Photographer Phil Hart shot these images of a bioluminescent algae called Noctiluca Scintillas in Australia’s Gippsland Lakes. As you can see, the stuff glows an incredible shade of blue.

Mateusz Sypien designed these sweet-looking custom glow-in-the-dark baseball caps based on New Era’s 59Fiftys. We can’t decide if they’ll actually look cool or if they’ll just be dorky.

No one actually looks good in a Tron costume. Rolf Nelson cut down on the nerdity and added a bit of super glow-in-the-dark ink to come up with the awesome “My Other Ride Is A Light Cycle” shirt.

adidas Originals is ready to rave with these Campus 80s shoes infused with a phosphorescent dye which lets them glow in the dark. They’re available starting 4/10 at Germany’s No74 Berlin.

There’s nothing like naming your own constellations while drunk: Pterodactyl With A Machine Gun is an irreverent glow-in-the-dark tee with gems like “Nondescript Polygon” and “Utah.”