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What electronic accessory item emits blue light at one end of it?

Asked by flo (13313points) February 21st, 2013

I’m not sure if it is one it just looks like it. It looks like a pen from a distance, it is metalic, cylindrical, and it was found on a freezing cold day in the snow. It was emitting blue light and it went off in the warmth. What is it? There is no on and off button.

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hearkat's avatar

Could you post a photo?
Are there any markings on it?

Many Bluetooth accessories, such as wireless earpieces for cell phones, have a blue LED.

DeanV's avatar

Electronic cigarette?

Seek's avatar

Sonic screwdriver?

rooeytoo's avatar

Laser pointer???

LuckyGuy's avatar

A US currency checker? Does a line drawn with a yellow highlighter light up when exposed to it?

flo's avatar

Thanks all but I only heard of it, @hearkat
But @rooeytoo I don’t think so from the description it is more like the amount that is emited by a simple $1.00 pen light, but much duller.
@Seek_Kolinahr I don’t think so, I tried to google image it onic screwdriver, there is nothing.
@DeanV I have never seen one of those.
@LuckyGuy I don’t know, I’ll suggest they try it.

LuckyGuy's avatar

@flo If it is a UV-B or UV-A source they will be able to look for all kinds of interesting things. That will be a fun toy.

flo's avatar

@LuckyGuy Is there a term you can think of so I can search it in google image or Google Video?

Seek's avatar

:-b the sonic screwdriver is the tool used by The Doctor.

flo's avatar

@Seek_Kolinahr so it is a fictional item, I didn’t have my sense of humor hat on.

Seek's avatar

Sorry, it’s hard turn off the nerd switch. Maybe if I had a sonic screwdriver…

flo's avatar

@Seek_Kolinahr where would the world be without nerds?

Additional info I rememebered: “the other end of it looks like the end of an RH cable (for VCRs) or what it plugs into.”

DeanV's avatar

Can you take a picture of it?

LuckyGuy's avatar

Is there a patent number anywhere?
If it is an unknown UV source, you should not be mucking around with it without eye protection! Even a short exposure to UV-C will start to do damage to your eyes. It will feel like you have sand in your eyes. Even regular glasses will help protect you.

flo's avatar

@DeanV I haven’t seen it, I only heard it being described. I don’t know the person.
@LuckyGuy I don’t know if there is any kind of number on it, but you’re joking around.

LuckyGuy's avatar

If it is UV-C I am not joking! There are handheld devices that produce it. Scary stuff.

flo's avatar

@LuckyGuy I just looked on youtube, and there is a guy selling a UV-C hand sanitizer wand If you want to prove it works he says _ “just move it over the thing you wat to sanitize“_ omg!

LuckyGuy's avatar

Incredible. UV-C is used to sterilize water, and the air in certain air handlers. But in those applications the radiation is contained. There should be no leaks. You would never want UV-C on your hands, eyes or any DNA based life form you did not want to kill.

I’m guessing the guy is selling UV-B which is about 1/10 as lethal as UV-C. Even UV-B.is bad without protection.

flo's avatar

@LuckyGuy The guy on you tube is selling a nothing item whatever he’s calling it. So sad so many suckers out there.

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