Like they paint your number on the curbside so firemen or whatever could find your place easier.
2006-12-28 11:56:49 · 3 answers · asked by M M 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
"Fluorescent paints...contain fluorescent chemicals... that absorb ultraviolet light and use its energy to produce visible light. Fluorescent paints...contain enough "phosphor" for that purpose."
2006-12-29 18:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a very thick latex paint containing a bunch of very tiny reflective glass beads in suspension. When light hits the beads, they reflect most of the light back at the source, kind of like when you shine a light into a dog's or cat's eyes at night. Because they're so close together (the glass beads, not the animals' eyes), a lot of light comes back at you.
2006-12-28 12:15:02 · answer #2 · answered by goofybob58 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm...i know it works if you crack open a glow stick and then write with it...and they probably make some glowing paint that you could use.
2006-12-28 12:00:31 · answer #3 · answered by xsayxgoodbyextonightx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋