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Re:Berlin police find radioactive iodine on playing cards by DennisP on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @08:52PM (#15803793)
He was referring to the military version, would that be the same?

It would not be surprising if he was pulling my leg, we were a group of practical jokers. And this story made me swear off ever doing anything to him; in retrospect maybe that was the intent.

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Re:Berlin police find radioactive iodine on playing cards by philipkglass on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @09:06PM (#15803884)
Yes, military glow sticks use the same basic chemistry: hydrogen peroxide, diphenyl oxalate or analogs, various excitable dyes that actually produce the different colors.
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Re:Berlin police find radioactive iodine on playing cards by thret on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @03:05AM (#15805384)
Yep, glow sticks are glow sticks. Ours come in fancy camo packaging though so you know they're suitable for lighting the portaloo.
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Re:Berlin police find radioactive iodine on playing cards by mrguyorama on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @02:18PM (#15809897)
Check out NileRed's video [0] for some great info. He is a young chemist who produces chemistry videos on youtube and goes into detail of things while still being understandable for someone who did well in high school chemistry

[0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_CYwd6cHUA

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