glow stick

Bendable luminous tube

A glow stick is a plastic tube containing chemicals that produce light when mixed.

Bending the tube breaks an inner vial, triggering a reaction that glows for hours without heat or electricity.

Glow sticks are common at concerts, raves, and Halloween, and serve as emergency lighting: The kids waved glow sticks at the parade.

party

rave

Enthusiastic praise or nightlong dance

concert · bracelets · necklaces · neon · crowd · celebration · EDM · DJ · clubbing · nightlife

luminescence

phosphorescent

Emitting stored light

radiance · shimmer · gleam · blacklight · reactive · ultraviolet · luminol · hydrogen peroxide · activation · duration

toy

novelty

Quality of being original

birthday · carnival · prize · snap · shake · bend · crack · activate · bracelet · wand

emergency

flare

Sudden bright burst

safety · distress · SOS · survival · blackout · evacuation · hazard · preparedness · visibility · marker

Categories
Opposites
light source mechanism

glow stickflashlight

Portable electric lamp

incandescent bulb · LED light · LED flashlight · candle · oil lamp

permanence and reusability

glow sticketernal flame

Continuously burning memorial light

kerosene lamp · lighthouse · streetlamp

cultural/contextual use

glow stickwork light

Portable task-focused lamp

tactical flashlight · emergency flare · headlamp · desk lamp · reading light

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G