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Post by blessed on Aug 6, 2017 17:42:42 GMT
A friend of mine gave me a bottle of Noodler's Blue Ghost for my birthday, which was a huge surprise! I'm not entirely sure yet what to use the ink for. I mean I can't just write an invisible letter or add secret messages to letters in the hope that the recipient has a blacklight. Sooo, do any of you have a blacklight and would anyone like a note or letter written in Blue Ghost?
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Post by radellaf on Aug 6, 2017 18:49:56 GMT
It would be amusing to get an invisible letter, yep.
There are keychain UV lights cheap enough to throw in with a letter. I once bought a few blue LED lights with the intention of putting one in a small padded envelope with a letter written in Noodler's yellow ink. Doesn't fluoresce, but the yellow looks almost black. Dunno what international postage would be. The USPS considers it a "small parcel" once it's over 1/4" thick.
But... I collect flashlights, so I do have one of those 3xAAA UV flashlights as well as a compact fluorescent black light. Probably got those two after buying Noodler's Blue Nose Bear. Which reminds me, I think you can mix Blue Ghost into other ink to add a UV effect. This video shows what that'd look like:
UV demo:
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Post by blessed on Aug 6, 2017 19:31:57 GMT
It would be amusing to get an invisible letter, yep. There are keychain UV lights cheap enough to throw in with a letter. I once bought a few blue LED lights with the intention of putting one in a small padded envelope with a letter written in Noodler's yellow ink. Doesn't fluoresce, but the yellow looks almost black. Dunno what international postage would be. The USPS considers it a "small parcel" once it's over 1/4" thick. But... I collect flashlights, so I do have one of those 3xAAA UV flashlights as well as a compact fluorescent black light. Probably got those two after buying Noodler's Blue Nose Bear. Which reminds me, I think you can mix Blue Ghost into other ink to add a UV effect. This video shows what that'd look like: UV demo: That's a good idea! I don't know how readily available those would be here and whether they'd be all that cheap, but I shall look into it. Thanks. Well, if you'd like a letter written in Blue Ghost, I'd be more than happy to make you my guinea pig.
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Post by blessed on Aug 6, 2017 19:32:36 GMT
Oh, and thanks for the video! Mixing Blue Ghost into other ink is a fun idea too.
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Post by radellaf on Aug 6, 2017 19:52:21 GMT
There are a few on ebay.de. The flat style $7 for 5, and a small tube shape I've never seen for 1 euro. Most of the ones on ebay.com are free ship from China... not saying it's a great idea.
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Post by blessed on Aug 6, 2017 20:54:08 GMT
Thanks for the ebay.de links, much appreciated. Yeah, I can't really see myself attempting to mix inks. But the thought of adding a UV effect to "standard" inks does seem fun. In theory anyway.
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Post by radellaf on Aug 7, 2017 9:27:14 GMT
If you want some mixing suggestions... or just hear about others experience...
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Post by blessed on Aug 7, 2017 10:26:14 GMT
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Post by katiel on Aug 7, 2017 23:44:56 GMT
Sooo, do any of you have a blacklight and would anyone like a note or letter written in Blue Ghost? I actually *do* have an ultraviolet flashlight - my sister-in-law bought the boys one, thinking it was a regular flashlight. It might be fun to actually have a use for it since it's just been sitting on the shelf unused for years.
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Post by blessed on Aug 8, 2017 9:31:11 GMT
Sooo, do any of you have a blacklight and would anyone like a note or letter written in Blue Ghost? I actually *do* have an ultraviolet flashlight - my sister-in-law bought the boys one, thinking it was a regular flashlight. It might be fun to actually have a use for it since it's just been sitting on the shelf unused for years. Excellent! Since I just posted a letter to you Monday morning though, I shall include an invisible note with my next letter.
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Post by sgtstretch on Aug 9, 2017 13:20:36 GMT
In October, @letterletter on IG puts together a Blue Ghost Postcard exchange. I did it last year, and it was quite fun getting "blank" postcards in the mail.
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Post by blessed on Aug 9, 2017 14:00:24 GMT
Thanks sgtstretch! That sounds like heaps of fun. I shall follow @letterletter on IG so as not to miss the announcement for this year's Blue Ghost Postcard exchange.
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Post by blushinpen on Aug 10, 2017 13:25:29 GMT
Thanks sgtstretch ! That sounds like heaps of fun. I shall follow @letterletter on IG so as not to miss the announcement for this year's Blue Ghost Postcard exchange. LOL this will freak out the mail people.
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Post by Mia on Feb 1, 2018 20:50:43 GMT
I just inked a pen with it.
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Post by schnacks on Feb 2, 2018 17:24:25 GMT
I just inked a pen with it. Verdict?
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