Thursday, 31 October 2013

I may be cheating here!

As you may have gathered, I'm a bit of a science geek really.  There its public!

Recently I obtained some UV sensitive beads - these beads change from a pale cream to a range of bright colours when they are exposed to UV light.  In bright sunshine this only takes a few seconds.  Over the next few minutes the beads turn back to there ghostly original colour.

Given that the UV comes from the Sun and the Sun is up in the sky (!) I'm posting this today for Skywatch Friday!

before!
after!
You can find pictures that are actually of the sky at  SkyWatch Friday.
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26 comments:

  1. ADRIAN31 October 2013 at 20:03

    I must get some of these. I'm easily amused.

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  2. Vineeta Yashsavi31 October 2013 at 20:14

    This is absolutely new thing for me...

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  3. eileeninmd31 October 2013 at 20:17

    I have never seen or heard of these beads. Neat! Have a great day!

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  4. Revrunner31 October 2013 at 20:19

    Fun!

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  5. Arija31 October 2013 at 20:30

    A bit of a stretch but cute.

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  6. Anonymous31 October 2013 at 21:01

    Dit is wel heel leuk.

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  7. Optimistic Existentialist31 October 2013 at 22:33

    I like it!! I look at it as a creative use of the challenge :)

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  8. Margaret Birding For Pleasure31 October 2013 at 23:57

    HI Stewart How wonderful. I think children would love to see that. Thanks for sharing

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  9. Montanagirl31 October 2013 at 23:58

    These are great! Have never heard of these beads.

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  10. thewovenspoke1 November 2013 at 00:23

    Interesting

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  11. TexWisGirl1 November 2013 at 00:57

    too funny, stewart!

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  12. Gail Dixon1 November 2013 at 01:48

    Fascinating! Didn't you know geeks are cool now? :)

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  13. Anonymous1 November 2013 at 01:50

    Ha ha - love it!

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  14. Sylvia K1 November 2013 at 07:11

    How fun!! I love it!! Thanks for sharing, Stewart! Have a great weekend!

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  15. Steffi1 November 2013 at 07:54

    That looks good!

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  16. DIMI1 November 2013 at 09:51

    Very interesting Stewart!!!Nice shots!!!Have a happy new month!!
    Dimi...

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  17. Laura1 November 2013 at 10:51

    amazing what happens here on earth beneath the sky with it's bright luminary! Fun beads…. my kids would have loved them when they were little… and why should we grown ups enjoy them too:-)

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  18. Karen1 November 2013 at 12:37

    My granddaughter would love to make a necklace with those!

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  19. Lea1 November 2013 at 22:04

    Very interesting!
    Never heard of them before.
    Have a wonderful week-end!
    Lea

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  20. MastHoliday1 November 2013 at 22:37

    Looking beautiful!! Pretty colors..
    Have a happy day..

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  21. Our photos2 November 2013 at 02:26

    Nice photos!
    Greetings, RW & SK

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  22. Sallie (FullTime-Life)2 November 2013 at 07:51

    These would be perfect here in Florida don't you think? And we are geeky enough to enjoy them (I'd send them to our great-grandkids, but they live in Oregon now and they won't see sunshine for a few months ;>)!

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  23. Sallie (FullTime-Life)2 November 2013 at 07:54

    Also, I always enjoy your Skywatch "cheats." I felt like I was cheating a little bit on my last WBW post because it was more about the cat than the bird, but I hoped people wouldn't mind!

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  24. Pallavi2 November 2013 at 13:58

    How interesting and so beautiful. Love the colors!

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  25. Pat Tillett5 November 2013 at 07:57

    It may just be my A.D.D., but I find it very interesting! It would be cool to have clothing that changes colors like this.

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  26. Liz6 November 2013 at 16:16

    What great little beads!

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