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Ben Shawcross New user Cardiff UK 86 Posts	Posted: Apr 11, 2006 10:30 pm 0 I was under the impression that the Ghost Deck glows under UV light, but I just bought one and it doesn't glow at all. Are they all like this or is an 'edition' thing?
Matt Malinas Inner circle Transylvania 1367 Posts	Posted: Apr 11, 2006 10:56 pm 0 I'm not sure. never tried it with mine. I will and let you know -Matt The masters make the rules, for the wise men and the fools
sunnydolan Veteran user Opelika, Alabama 342 Posts	Posted: Apr 11, 2006 11:03 pm 0 It says it does on the product info page, maybe you should call the retailer... An amatuer practices untill he gets it right, a professinal practices untill he can't get it wrong. Don't wait for oppurtunity to knock, throw open the door, grab it by the throat and drag it inside kicking and screaming. Magically yours
Mercury52 Inner circle Kevin Reylek 2249 Posts	Posted: Apr 12, 2006 02:07 am 0 Ghosts do glow under blacklight. Perhaps you have a different kind of UV light? Also, standard incandescent (bulb type) blacklights are not very good for this sort of thing. Try a flourescent (tube type) bulb. Kevin Kevin Reylek
magiczim New user Philly 67 Posts	Posted: Apr 12, 2006 04:35 am 0 There are 2 kinds of blacklight. long wave and short wave. ghosts glow differently under each one "We live within the recreation of others" - René Lavand
Matt Malinas Inner circle Transylvania 1367 Posts	Posted: Apr 12, 2006 12:14 pm 0 Ok , I tested mine and it does glow. I too think , it may be the light -Matt The masters make the rules, for the wise men and the fools
Ben Shawcross New user Cardiff UK 86 Posts	Posted: Apr 12, 2006 01:20 pm 0 I'm using an 18" fluorescent tube, which works great with the Tiger deck. The only other UV light I have is the small LED keyring. I'll see if that makes any difference. Thanks for the posts!
Mercury52 Inner circle Kevin Reylek 2249 Posts	Posted: Apr 12, 2006 04:16 pm 0 If you're unsure, put your Ghosts and a deck of regular Bikes together under the same light sources. You should be able to tell a clear difference between the two. Kevin Kevin Reylek
Eric Falconer Veteran user Houston 378 Posts	Posted: Apr 12, 2006 05:54 pm 0 If I'm not mistaken anything light colored or white will glow under UV light. Simply because of the non-glowing contrast of all the dark around it. I'm sure someone here knows more about this than I. And they will post saying that they do and that I'm wrong. All I know is when I'm wearing a white t-shirt and I'm running around in the dark Lazer Tag arena and all the UV lights are on.. I glow... Eric Falconer Houston TX
Mercury52 Inner circle Kevin Reylek 2249 Posts	Posted: Apr 12, 2006 07:10 pm 0 It depends on the object. Some papers react much better than others. For some reason, regular decks of cards do not respond to blacklight. White clothes, like t-shirts and socks glow brightly. Some ticket stubs, business cards, and inks show up, others do not. Orange and Yellow Sharpie inks work quite well. I do know that there is an absolute difference between a deck of normal bikes and the Ellusionist decks. See link for photo. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v638/M......1233.jpg Kevin Kevin Reylek
erodoeht New user Adelaide, South Australia 45 Posts	Posted: Apr 12, 2006 11:48 pm 0 Yes they do glow, and a good effect is to turn off the lights and leave just the black light, and do something like a haunted deck!