glow sticks

Bendable party lights

Glow sticks are plastic tubes that produce light when bent or snapped, activating a chemical reaction inside.

They require no batteries or external power source and last several hours before fading.

Common at concerts, raves, and Halloween, they also serve as emergency lighting.

The kids waved glow sticks at the Fourth of July parade.

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Opposites
light source type

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Portable battery-powered lamps

flashlight · LED light · incandescent bulbs · incandescent bulb · headlamp

permanence/duration

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Continuously burning memorial light

chandelier · streetlights · lighthouse · industrial lighting · streetlight

cultural context

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Multi-armed ceremonial candleholders

chandeliers · oil lamps · Tiffany lamps · hurricane lamps

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G