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While watching TRON: Legacy recently, I decided that my next party needed to channel some of the cool vibe of the Daft Punk dj-ed bar.
Most people are probably familiar with the fact that gin and tonics glow under black lights (there’s even a great instructable about it) but what if you’re not a big fan of g&t?
Thanks to the fantastic Kryptonite Candy instructable, I learned that vitamin B2 (also know as riboflavin) glows yellow.
I decided to experiment to see what adding tonic water and B2 could do to some of my favourite drinks.
While watching TRON: Legacy recently, I decided that my next party needed to channel some of the cool vibe of the Daft Punk dj-ed bar.
Most people are probably familiar with the fact that gin and tonics glow under black lights (there’s even a great instructable about it) but what if you’re not a big fan of g&t?
Thanks to the fantastic Kryptonite Candy instructable, I learned that vitamin B2 (also know as riboflavin) glows yellow.
I decided to experiment to see what adding tonic water and B2 could do to some of my favourite drinks.
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The magic glowing ingredients are riboflavin and quinine. You can find them in vitamin B2 pills and tonic water.
You can make pretty much any clear or light coloured drink glow by adding either B2 or tonic water, so choose ingredients that suit your tastes.
I made 4 different drinks:
-Classic gin and tonic
-Red Bull and vodka
-Vodka and sprite
-Sobe pina colada with white rum
To get them to glow you will need a black light.
To create TRON style drink umbrellas, I used bendy straws and the bottoms of plastic martini glasses (I've used these disposable glasses for parties and have noticed that the tops are more likely to break than the bottoms, so even though I try to wash and reuse them, I usually end up with a surplus of bottoms)
You can make pretty much any clear or light coloured drink glow by adding either B2 or tonic water, so choose ingredients that suit your tastes.
I made 4 different drinks:
-Classic gin and tonic
-Red Bull and vodka
-Vodka and sprite
-Sobe pina colada with white rum
To get them to glow you will need a black light.
To create TRON style drink umbrellas, I used bendy straws and the bottoms of plastic martini glasses (I've used these disposable glasses for parties and have noticed that the tops are more likely to break than the bottoms, so even though I try to wash and reuse them, I usually end up with a surplus of bottoms)
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Checked out the Kryptonite candy too; very cool. Would be awesome for a black light party deal. : D
I'm going to contact an admin to see if there's been a techhnical error of some sort, and if I just made a stupid mistake and deleted it, I'll be sure to retype it. I strongly believe in giving credit where it's due!
wonder if this stuff is still glo active with a black light in the bathroom . Hah
However physically speaking, if you were to overload your body with b100, you should start to secrete it, both in your urin, and your sweat.... maybe with enough you could start to glow a yellowish green (The actual glow color of this stuff, remember he mixed food coloring into the green ones)
I don't take any responsibility for Vit B overdose! I have no medical background for dosing, nor do I know if it has a limit, or is lethal in high doses. If it's all good, and no risk..... then you'd be able to look radio active!
Your body only absorbs the amount of vitamins it needs. The rest is excreted, urine and sweat. The vitamins are filtered in the kidney, excessive use of vitamins may lead to kidney failure.
There would be no glowing inside your body as the UV light is unable to penetrate.
I have no qualifications aside from level 2 biology chemistry and physics, this is just my understanding of the matter based on what I have learned in those classes.
There's a list of potential side effects here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin#List_of_vitamins
But anyway, in these drinks you're using such a tiny amount that I doubt you'd see much in the way of side-affects.
I remember being told of people eating copious amounts of Vegemite (high in B group vitamins) before and during fishing trips, because apparently the vitamins excreted through your skin act as an insect repellent. I haven't tried it myself, though.
You should make like a glow-in-the-dark dance bar or club, where all you serve are drinks that glow! Also, replace the light bulbs in the ceiling with black lights.
Perhaps people can also be encouraged to wear glow-in-the-dark clothing!
Just an idea..
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