Thought this was pretty cool. I wonder how long they hold their chemical reaction.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6e0_1211748007
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6e0_1211748007
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Pretty cool TR. I found this info on it as well....
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/info/6ku2v/comments/
They say it's just illuminating outside sunlight but it doesn't actually store the light. It doesn't work in the dark. Interesting.
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/info/6ku2v/comments/
They say it's just illuminating outside sunlight but it doesn't actually store the light. It doesn't work in the dark. Interesting.
This is very interesting but if it is true and works we are sure the government will find a way to make it disappear because they can't make money off it. ;-) lol Have a great day all.
R&S
R&S
I agree that it doesn't work in the dark. But, think of it this way, by using these lights inside of buildings during the day using parascopic prisms, you could cut down considerably on energy use. The bleach clears pollutants and produces the luminosity of a 60 watt bulb. That's pretty cool. I just wonder how long the chemical reaction of the bleach works in the bottle before you have to change it out. Pools are Chlorinated, but it only holds it's chemical reaction so long before algie sets in.
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There is no chemical reaction. It is an optical illusion. The bleach really doesn't do much except to keep the water clear. The bottles are pushed through the roof of house exposed to the outside light. They act as condensers for the sunlight. Much the way a solar tube acts.
Here again, no magic, just more Internet hoax material.
Mav
Here again, no magic, just more Internet hoax material.
Mav
Mav,
Chorine Bleach will corrode things that are organic. This chemical process (reaction) isn't permanent, hence the reason pools needing to be retreated. I wonder how often these bottles need to be treated to keep the water clear. I realize that it is not the chemical reaction that makes it glow. LOL! However, it is a reaction that cleans the water.
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Chorine Bleach will corrode things that are organic. This chemical process (reaction) isn't permanent, hence the reason pools needing to be retreated. I wonder how often these bottles need to be treated to keep the water clear. I realize that it is not the chemical reaction that makes it glow. LOL! However, it is a reaction that cleans the water.
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Nope, not a chemical reaction there either. Chlorine is a poison. Algae won't grow in chlorinated water because of the poison. There is no chemical reaction between water and chlorine.
The glow these "lights" put out is just reflected light from the sun. There is no reaction. The chlorine is added to keep the water algae free. Same results could be attained with bromine or any other pool agent.
The glow these "lights" put out is just reflected light from the sun. There is no reaction. The chlorine is added to keep the water algae free. Same results could be attained with bromine or any other pool agent.
MAVENX,
The effect of a poison is a chemical reaction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochlorous_acid
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<font color="red"><b>AGAIN, I REALIZE THAT THE CHEMICAL REACTION DOES NOT CAUSE THE GLOW!!! READ MY OTHER POST AGAIN! LOL! </b></font>
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I know this is sunlight being refracted, but the intensity of the refraction is cause by the bleach killing the algae and other pollutants. I was just wondering how often the bleach water needed to be changed. LOL!
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http://www.lenntech.com/water-disinfection/disinfectants-chlorine.htm
How does chlorine disinfection work?
Chlorine kills pathogens such as bacteria and viruses by breaking the chemical bonds in their molecules. Disinfectants that are used for this purpose consist of chlorine compounds which can exchange atoms with other compounds, such as enzymes in bacteria and other cells. When enzymes come in contact with chlorine, one or more of the hydrogen atoms in the molecule are replaced by chlorine. This causes the entire molecule to change shape or fall apart. When enzymes do not function properly, a cell or bacterium will die.
When chlorine is added to water, underchloric acids form:
Cl2 + H2O -> HOCl + H+ + Cl-
Depending on the pH value, underchloric acid partly expires to hypochlorite ions:
Cl2 + 2H2O -> HOCl + H3O + Cl-
HOCl + H2O -> H3O+ + OCl-
This falls apart to chlorine and oxygen atoms:
OCl- -> Cl- + O
Underchloric acid (HOCl, which is electrically neutral) and hypochlorite ions (OCl-, electrically negative) will form free chlorine when bound together. This results in disinfection. Both substances have very distinctive behaviour. Underchloric acid is more reactive and is a stronger disinfectant than hypochlorite. Underchloric acid is split into hydrochloric acid (HCl) and atomair oxygen (O). The oxygen atom is a powerful disinfectant.
<font color="red"><u>The disinfecting properties of chlorine in water are based on the oxidising power of the free oxygen atoms and on chlorine substitution reactions. </u></font>
The effect of a poison is a chemical reaction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochlorous_acid
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<font color="red"><b>AGAIN, I REALIZE THAT THE CHEMICAL REACTION DOES NOT CAUSE THE GLOW!!! READ MY OTHER POST AGAIN! LOL! </b></font>
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I know this is sunlight being refracted, but the intensity of the refraction is cause by the bleach killing the algae and other pollutants. I was just wondering how often the bleach water needed to be changed. LOL!
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http://www.lenntech.com/water-disinfection/disinfectants-chlorine.htm
How does chlorine disinfection work?
Chlorine kills pathogens such as bacteria and viruses by breaking the chemical bonds in their molecules. Disinfectants that are used for this purpose consist of chlorine compounds which can exchange atoms with other compounds, such as enzymes in bacteria and other cells. When enzymes come in contact with chlorine, one or more of the hydrogen atoms in the molecule are replaced by chlorine. This causes the entire molecule to change shape or fall apart. When enzymes do not function properly, a cell or bacterium will die.
When chlorine is added to water, underchloric acids form:
Cl2 + H2O -> HOCl + H+ + Cl-
Depending on the pH value, underchloric acid partly expires to hypochlorite ions:
Cl2 + 2H2O -> HOCl + H3O + Cl-
HOCl + H2O -> H3O+ + OCl-
This falls apart to chlorine and oxygen atoms:
OCl- -> Cl- + O
Underchloric acid (HOCl, which is electrically neutral) and hypochlorite ions (OCl-, electrically negative) will form free chlorine when bound together. This results in disinfection. Both substances have very distinctive behaviour. Underchloric acid is more reactive and is a stronger disinfectant than hypochlorite. Underchloric acid is split into hydrochloric acid (HCl) and atomair oxygen (O). The oxygen atom is a powerful disinfectant.
<font color="red"><u>The disinfecting properties of chlorine in water are based on the oxidising power of the free oxygen atoms and on chlorine substitution reactions. </u></font>
Not to ruffle feathers but there is definitely a chemical reaction. I know this because I have a few degrees in Biology and Chemistry. Are they major reactions? No, of course not but there are reactions that occur and reactions occur more often than are thought. Have a great day all!
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~R~
Being in the apartment field, and having a license to take care of pools and spas, It should be known that chlorine is used as a disinfectant for water......That being said exposure to sunlight makes chlorine dissapate.....Hence the reason pools and spas must be cared for everyday, and usually cared for in the morning hours.......The more sunlight you have the faster the chlorine is used up this must be adjusted all the time depending on how much sunshine there is, and how much usuage there is. Also if youve ever gotton into a pool or spa and smell that chlorine smell.......Its not because theres too much chlorine, its because there isnt enough chlorine. The way it works is oils and such from the body and hair attach themselves to the chlorine molecule.........when the waste molecules are more than the chlorine molecules in the water something called chlorimines are formed hence the smell........If you smell that chlorine smell......its time to clean the pool or add more chlorine.
Thought you'd all like to know.
Thought you'd all like to know.