Technabob » radioactive http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Radioactive Ghost Suit Installation: No, the Aliens Have Not Arrived http://technabob.com/blog/2011/09/05/radioactive-ghost-suit-installation/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/09/05/radioactive-ghost-suit-installation/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:00:40 +0000 Range http://technabob.com/blog/?p=66174 No, these aren’t aliens or anything like that, but this art installation by Luzinterruptus is pretty spooky. The anonymous artist group put together this haunting installation for the Hamburg Dockville Festival. It’s supposed to remind us of the dangers of nuclear power.

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Luzinterruptus is a Spanish collective that is known for creating guerilla LED light installations in Madrid. This installation is called Radioactive Control and consists of 100 decontamination suits that are propped up like scarecrows, each one is illuminated with LEDs giving that ghostly look. This particular installation rattled the crowd of festival attendees. You can walk through this rural field and see them up close and personal.

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This installation will stand for 30 days. It’s fitting that Germany announced that they will abolish nuclear power by 2022.

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]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2011/09/05/radioactive-ghost-suit-installation/feed/ 0 Uranium Soap Glows in the Dark, Won’T Make Your Hair Fall Out http://technabob.com/blog/2010/12/03/uranium-soap-glow-in-the-dark/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/12/03/uranium-soap-glow-in-the-dark/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:28:49 +0000 Shane McGlaun http://technabob.com/blog/?p=44290 I happen to think one of the most useless inventions known to man is the decorative soap. My wife loves this stuff though, and has little flowers and dainty bars in the bathrooms around the house that we aren’t allowed to use. I used one of those flowers in a pinch once and had to go to couples therapy afterward. I think what I need is my own decorative soap, only I would probably use this soap because it glows and it’s hard to resist glowing soap, everyone knows that.

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The soap glows with a sickly, radioactive green light and the front is printed with the periodic table element marking for Uranium. The soap has to be exposed to light to glow, much like anything else that has glowing properties.

The strangest thing about this soap isn’t the glow, it’s the scent. The bar of soap smells like the ocean. I assume that means salt and rotten fish. In the case of the Texas Gulf Coast, the soap might be crude oil scented. A bar will cost you $6.99 over at Perpetual Kid.

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Not much, I say. This USB critter is based on the namesake of the offbeat Seamour Sheep comic series, which follows the misadventures of Seamour and his anipal, Marty the Mole. Just plug him into your USB port, turn down the lights, and bask in the glow of electric sheep.

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Seamour radiates an otherworldly green, presumably after he ate some radioactive waste, and Marty hit him up with the appropriate warning label in this particular episode.

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There’s no word if Seamour actually will expose you to a high dose of radiation, or if he’s really powered by a bunch of green LEDs. Guess you’ll just have to find out for yourself. You can get your hands on this limited-edition (only 500 sheep) Seamour collectible over at Chicago’s (my hometown) awesome Rotofugi toy store for $69 USD.

[photos via Flickr]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2008/09/13/do-androids-dream-of-radioactive-usb-electric-sheep/feed/ 0 Light Source Glows for 12+ Years Without Power http://technabob.com/blog/2007/12/12/light-source-glows-for-12-years-without-power/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/12/12/light-source-glows-for-12-years-without-power/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:45:08 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/12/12/light-source-glows-for-12-years-without-power/ Lightroenergy is an amazing new source of illumination which can produce a bright glow for up to a dozen years without any electricity or exposure to sunlight.

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Litrospheres are tiny self-luminous particles which can be injection molded or embedded into paints. Brightness is said to be about the same as that of a 20-watt light bulb, but I’d imagine that would depend on how much surface area is covered with the particles. The material is extremely cost-effective, covering an 8.5 x 11 surface for about 35 cents. The particles can even be customized to give off just about any light color. There’s a good description of how the technology works over on PESWiki.

MPK, the company that manufactures this glowing goodness expects Litrospheres to make their first appearance in safety gear, but I’d love to coat all kinds of surfaces with this stuff. Can you imagine how cool it would be to drive down the street in a luminescent car?

[via Treehugger via Neatorama]

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