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How to Make Glow Sticks

Aletta Munoz

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Step 1 of 13

Wear gloves and should probably wear safety spectacles..

Step 2 of 13

This is the nerd version. Super easy but expensive; Very expensive, but a hell of a lot more fun.

Step 3 of 13

You need: 3mL Hydrogen peroxide, 10mL Diethyl phthalate, 100 mg Sodium acetate, 50 mg Bis (2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxolate, also known as TCPO

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3mg of 9,10 bis (Phenylethyny) anthracene for green, Rubrene for yellow, 9,10 diphenhylanthracene for blue or Rodamine B for red

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All chemicals and dyes can be found on Alfa.com and sigmaaldrich.com

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Have somebody sexy hangin around to share with... Sharing is caring, eh? Ehhh!

Have somebody sexy hangin around to share with... Sharing is caring, eh? Ehhh!

Step 7 of 13

Add dye of choice to 10 mL of diethyl phthalate.. I know it looks orange but that'll change…

Add dye of choice to 10 mL of diethyl phthalate.. I know it looks orange but that'll change…

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Shake it up baby

Shake it up baby

Step 9 of 13

See it turned a greenish yellow

See it turned a greenish yellow

Step 10 of 13

Add sodium acetate and TCPO shake and

Add sodium acetate and TCPO shake and

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Add peroxide

Add peroxide

Step 12 of 13

Shake it up again

Shake it up again

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Hope you have fun doing this. And may the force be with you.

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Thanks! I like yours too, cute pony :)

Aletta Munoz (author) 3 months ago

Wow, I meant profile picture!

Rebecca Fitz 3 months ago

Wish I had the patience and time to do this, also I love your picture!!!!

Rebecca Fitz 3 months ago

I agree!

Aletta Munoz (author) 6 months ago

Hahha! This is f'ing awesome! :D

Jessiebelle Wilcoxon 6 months ago

Unfortunately no.. Believe me, I tried..

Aletta Munoz (author) 7 months ago

Hmmm, can i blow up my house if i use incorrect quantities?

Joaquin Cancino 7 months ago

Haha! Well.. Gloves are important.. That's awesome!

Aletta Munoz (author) 7 months ago

My dad worked at sigma Aldrich!

Alec Gjata 7 months ago

All these years, I thought I was a nerd. Step 1 proved that to be false.

Monique Herbert 7 months ago

No problem!

Aletta Munoz (author) 7 months ago

Oops. Sorry. I don't know how I missed that. Duh!! Thx.

D Flo 7 months ago

See step 5. And larger quantities last longer.

Aletta Munoz (author) 7 months ago

Where can I get these chemicals and how long do these last?

D Flo 7 months ago

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