Thanks to the fact that today a good half of the work is done by machines for us, we have more and more free time to create and create more and more new things. And this applies to all areas of human activity, because almost every one of us strives for absolute perfection. If in the technological sphere this desire is expressed in the creation of robots, and in the consumer sphere - in new products without GMOs, then in the field of chemistry and industry related to it, a person tries to come up with something spectacular and necessary. One of such relatively recent discoveries is the creation of neon - a substance that can glow in the dark. After his invention, things like luminous sticks, the composition of which includes neon reflected in the dark, became available.
This substance is quite new. It has become very popular and really needed in many areas. Due to the fact that it has a valuable property to glow in the dark, they began to add it to many things to give them greater uniqueness, unusualness and, of course, convenience. If we take the same glow sticks as an example, then even they began to be used not only as a toy for children, but also as additional illumination in cars, clothes and equipment.
However, we will not delve into the details of exactly where neon began to be used. We will talk about how to make a glow stick for your child and please him with an unusual and beautiful gift.
To begin with, it must be said that such gifts must be given to slightly older children who have already lost the habit of trying any toy to taste. Even if the wand is strong enough and flexible, but given that the children's teeth are very sharp (especially when they only erupt), it is quite possible that the wand may not withstand such an onslaught. And it is the latter that poses a great danger to the child, because the ingress of neon into the body will cause very severe food poisoning. That is why advice on how to make a glow stick is suitable only for those parents whose children have already reached the age of 6-7.
Making a glow stick is simple enough, and you don’t have to be a chemist at all. First you need to go to a store that sells reagents for experiments, and ask for a solution of neon. A similar solution already contains all the basic ingredients that allow you to quickly and easily make a glow stick. The instructions below are pretty simple. In the same store, you can ask the seller if there are special thin hollow plastic tubes that will be needed for manufacturing. You can’t take ordinary tubes, because neon will immediately begin to corrode the walls, and as a result you will get a hole in a few hours. Having chosen a suitable tube, we return home and proceed to manufacture.
Before you make a luminous wand, it is best to cover the workplace with newspapers, so as not to stain the furniture, which when it comes in neon will begin to glow in the dark. We take a pipette and begin to pour the neon solution into the tube.
Once it is completely filled, close the special lid at the end, and it is best to cover it with clear varnish so that the child cannot open. Knowing how to make a glow stick, you can please your child and do a truly
unusual thing.