Toilets (2) - Blue lighting

oneweb

What's that all about? It looks completely mad! Sure there was even one that only had those UV lights. Is it to hide something or highlight something??

Makaveli

It's so people can't inject.
They can't see their veins.

Mocking Burd

It seems to be particularly good at showing up dandruff (not that I have any ) on a persons shoulders - so maybe that's the reason..

Tommy Vercetti

it's good for showing up those last traces of coke you would otherwise have missed

ixoy

Here's one explanation I came across here
I have heard of no effect whereby veins become visible when
illuminated by UV light. Human eyes are not sensitive to UV photons,
so under pure UV light nothing would be visible unless there
were some fluorescence effect of which I am not aware. Furthermore,
UV radiation can be very dangerous, and can be used only when
emitted by properly designed and installed lamps for specific
applications, such as germicidal purposes. So, I do not recommend
UV for the use you have in mind. What you might try is a blue light.
Veins under the skin tend to appear blue because the skin above
tends to absorb some of the red light which the venous blood
reflects, leaving the bluish remainder to be seen. If only blue light
were used to illuminate the skin, then everything would reflect the
same blue color, and the veins might not be so readily visible. In
contrast, a red light might make the veins stand out more. You can try
this on yourself with a regular incandescent lamp and red and blue
filters, or with a blue incandescent bulb and a red one.

.. So there ya go!

Winters

If they are UV lights its to annoy junkies trying to get a hit. You cannot see coke under UV lights when its on a white surface or something like that. Not too sure.
[edit]As pointed out above its so you cant see your veins. Knew it was something liek that [/edit]

If it was blue and not UV .... where ever the **** you where is really trying to make itself seem quite 'trendy' and 'hip'.

oneweb

Originally posted by Makaveli
It's so people can't inject.
They can't see their veins.

So quick as to be scary

Originally posted by ixoy
Here's one explanation I came across<snip>

That's actually quite fascinating!
Thx guys! It turns pee into a wierd shade of lime!

RE: the UV bulbs - they're in the Stephens Green toilets.

flogen

RE: the UV bulbs - they're in the Stephens Green toilets.

along with most fast-food restaurants in the city, or any other toilets that are of easy access to people.

If you dont like to think about the real reason the lights are there then just imagine youve entered some kind of futuristic time toilet and its the year 2400.

Flogen

seamus

Originally posted by flogen
along with most fast-food restaurants in the city, or any other toilets that are of easy access to people.

If you dont like to think about the real reason the lights are there then just imagine youve entered some kind of futuristic time toilet and its the year 2400.

Flogen

lol

Although it's still quite possible to find a vein under UV lights, it makes it a little more difficult to pinpoint them. A lot of junkies would prefer not to make a mistake when injecting.

As is said, it mainly just messes with your overall vision, whether you're snorting, injecting, or rolling up.

or trying to aim into the piss pot

Exit

Yeah, I've always wondered about that myself. I've seen them in Liffey Valley (at the food court) and in Trinity College!

Lump

They're in the toilets in the four courts aswell.... not that I've been in there for anything imparticular....



John

violenza

They make wiping yer arse hard work...can't see fuk all!!!

Silent Bob

Originally posted by seamus
lol

Although it's still quite possible to find a vein under UV lights, it makes it a little more difficult to pinpoint them. A lot of junkies would prefer not to make a mistake when injecting.

Unless you have anticipated this and drawn over your veins with a black marker...

Johnny Versace

those bleedin blue lights ar so annoyin when i'm tryna bang dee gear in me arm!

here do ya wanna buy a horse? do ya? huh huh?

utter mutter where
is the scutter. go and buy
yourself some butter.

otherwise you will
SUUUFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR.

(sorry, too much caffeine)

Töpher

Originally posted by Silent Bob
Unless you have anticipated this and drawn over your veins with a black marker...

That was the general way to bypass this, trace the vein lines with a blue pen was the usual. Kinda gave themselves away tho.... really shoulda worn a longsleeve. Lol

TacT

Originally posted by Johnny Versace
those bleedin blue lights ar so annoyin when i'm tryna bang dee gear in me arm!

here do ya wanna buy a horse? do ya? huh huh?

utter mutter where
is the scutter. go and buy
yourself some butter.

otherwise you will
SUUUFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR.

(sorry, too much caffeine)

LOL, is that Steve? who dat!

Johnny Versace

Yup, 'tis Steve indeed! I'm in work. God damn!

TacT

ditto, and still dyin of the flu

Johnny Versace

Are you sure it's the flu? Sounds more like leprosy!

This forum is surprisingly well mannered!

Tazzle

Doesn't spunk show up under uv lights as a white stain, let's hope no one was messy getting busy that day with themselves or others.

ixoy

Actually, after further researching this subject, it apparently just encourages junkies to seek out more dangerous entry points. This includes injecting directly into the groin. Isn't that nice.

Raphael

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*scours brain with brillo pad*

<edit> So *THATS* what spaces are for! </edit>

Blisterman

maybe it's so people can see if their money was forged.

Caesar_Bojangle

damn uv lights kill my buzzzzzzz maaan

Stark

Originally posted by Tazzle
Doesn't spunk show up under uv lights as a white stain, let's hope no one was messy getting busy that day with themselves or others.

It doesn't. Quite disappointing actually

Victor

Originally posted by Lump
They're in the toilets in the four courts aswell.... not that I've been in there for anything imparticular....

Yeah I saw that staggering home one night at about 2am. They had left the lights on in the toilets and you could see which rooms were toilets from the street.

Lump

Was on work experience for the last Pierce Brosnan film (The name escapes me atm), We were shooting in there.


John

doh.ie

"Was on work experience for the last Pierce Brosnan film (The name escapes me atm), We were shooting in there."

Shooting, but not up, by all accounts.