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Glow In The Dark Graffiti Makes Street Art Rave-tastic
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 12:00 PM on April 6, 2008
Every aspiring Banksy has run into the same problem at some point in time—he or she has defaced public property beautifully, but no one wandering the area at night can see it. With the power of design brand Suck UK's glow in the dark Graffiti, however, this quandary will affect the noble street artist no more. Now every miscreant's scribbles will be admired by the general public, no matter what time it is. No word on pricing, but the product should be available soon. [Suck UK]
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clearbox
Posted 12:23 PM 6/4/08
I like it! Especially, if you can't see the crap people write during the day.
clearbox
adkitchen
Posted 12:17 PM 6/4/08
Kilroy was here.
adkitchen
Computer_Chef
Posted 1:25 PM 6/4/08
My guess is that's it's your bog standard $8 can of Krylon Glow-in-the-Dark with a 1W (if that) LED flashlight attached. Total cost shouldn't break $14.99.
@--Tito--: If that technology existed it would be used all over the place. The closet you're going to come with this is getting a car that drives by to charge it up for 15 minutes.
Computer_Chef
scarbrtj
Posted 1:22 PM 6/4/08
Sort of a redundant product for Thomas Kinkade to buy, isn't it.
scarbrtj
--Tito--
Posted 1:10 PM 6/4/08
I would love this to gather the light energy during the day and then be really really bright in the night.
--Tito--
tiagoluz8
Posted 1:42 PM 6/4/08
@--Tito--:
Nano solar panels not invented, yet. (I think)
tiagoluz8
Ghede
Posted 2:12 PM 6/4/08
Fun story.
I was in a hotel room for a weekend. At the end of my trip, I packed up and turned off the lights before heading to bed. Then I noticed something. Right above the microwave, somebody had been playing with glow in the dark paint. No, not playing... because playing is far too gentle a word for someone who has painted a swastika in glow-in-the-dark paint.
Ghede
JustEaton
Posted 1:57 PM 6/4/08
@hedges1968: Quit being a bitch.
JustEaton
hedges1968
Posted 1:49 PM 6/4/08
What, this is gadget news because there might be a freaking LED on the can? Tagging sucks, it's destruction of property. Thumbs down to giz.
hedges1968
--Tito--
Posted 1:45 PM 6/4/08
I mean like those glow papers or the glow in the dark rings that stuff.
--Tito--
CPFReviews.com
Posted 2:59 PM 6/4/08
Prevents dirty walls and adds glow in the night... what's best is authorities don't have to do a cleanup and that's excellent
CPFReviews.com
iceicemaybe
Posted 6:07 PM 6/4/08
@adkitchen: DOMO ARIGATO MR. ROBOTO.
iceicemaybe
Barry99705
Posted 4:27 AM 7/4/08
Will make the police line up so much easier. Just turn off the lights. The little bastard that's glowing is the one to beat about the head and shoulders.
Barry99705
Silver_Back
Posted 6:54 AM 7/4/08
Giant glowing swear words...yeah.
Silver_Back
Alfonzo
Posted 9:38 AM 7/4/08
@hedges1968: Right, and everyone knows that tagging is the only use for spraypaint right? they even mention Banksy in the friggin article, do you know who he is? do you think that his work is mindless property destruction?
@JustEaton: you said it for me.
Alfonzo
doofusgumby
Posted 10:32 AM 7/4/08
well if they filled the spray cans with tritium paint, that would work.
and get HS all crazy.
doofusgumby
Hello_Newman
Posted 2:44 PM 7/4/08
With the amount of nuclear toxic waste we have, I wonder why this wasn't made years ago. You wouldn't need light to make it glow and think of all the toxic waste we could get rid of? Sure a lead lined can would be needed, but with some thick gloves and maybe a paper dust mask you'd be just fine...
Hello_Newman
CtrlFrk
Posted 5:02 AM 8/4/08
Zimmerman Flew and Tyler Knew - Turk 182
CtrlFrk
synmaster
Posted 5:54 AM 8/4/08
montana cans does the alien can series, here in the US.
Glow in the Dark real real low pressure cans, for fine detail work.
synmaster
Garrison Dean
Posted 6:48 AM 8/4/08
Looks more like paint with lens flare filter from Photoshop.
Garrison Dean
Ginko88
Posted 10:47 AM 7/4/08
Dont sell to children, they'll wanna become TMNTs
Ginko88
sor
Posted 4:38 AM 7/4/08
[www.theglowcompany.co.uk] Who is the owner?
sor
Ooglez
Posted 4:42 PM 6/4/08
You know, I'm a lighting designer in a theater, and glow in the dark spraypaint could be a really awesome effect on costumes or set pieces. Imagine a blackout and then trails of glowy. I, for one, am excited to see these things in stores.
Ooglez