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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
I believe it’s a black light because scorpions glow under those. Other things glow under black lights, not just scorpions.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@UnderLockDown chlorine, fluoride, and in my city a decade ago hexavalent chromium and a few years before that arsenic….at one time high in both hexavalent chromium and arsenic,
UnderLockDown · M
@cherokeepatti When I filter it the plants grow better too.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@UnderLockDown rainwater is the best, lightning from storms helps to affix nitrogen from the air to the soil
icedsky · 51-55, M
If you have a chance take that light to just about any gravel parking lot in the dark and shine it around. Or a gravel road. Theres a ton of minerals that react to UV light. Youll be surprised
UnderLockDown · M
@icedsky I know, I'm mostly just playing.😊 It did surprise me how bright it glows though.
icedsky · 51-55, M
Hard water. Minerals in the water reacting to UV light. Must be on a well or supplied well water from a municipal source
Whodunnit · M
I guess it depends what makes it glow 🤔
UnderLockDown · M
@Whodunnit Dissolved solids. 😫😭🤢
Whodunnit · M
@UnderLockDown They might be solids that are good for you though 😁
UnderLockDown · M
@Whodunnit Yeah, it just sounds really bad.😆
SW-User
An emperor scorpion normally is dark brown or black, but it glows a bright blue-green when exposed to black light