Cave Diver's Forum Social & New Year's Eve Party

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Originally Posted by skip

i thought glass was biodegradable. it's just hot sand right? it wears back down to sand eventually? even the sharp edges are gone in a week or two in water due to erosive forces, right?

one online source says one million years....

and there's a cool site for "sand-blown glass." http://www.lexmelfi.com/

-skip

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Oh cool so we can throw our empty beer bottles into the eye then.
Cave trash is cave trash. Why not chisel the date into the cave wall to commemorate the event.

The whole thing sounds hypercritical, it’s ok to litter the cave as long as it is a cool light show. If this was a new idea and someone posted it here on CDF everyone involved would be jumping all over the poster. :mad:

Maybe I am over reacting but I don't think so. What happened to leave nothing but bubbles? I must have fallen asleep in class when they went over the exception for broken glass
2 thumps down to anyone who does not give :blackbar2 to people breaking light sticks in any cave on any day.

Ive often wondered how many fish eat that light stick gel and die.I dont break em but I will watch it.

I thought those cylume sticks were plastic???

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Originally Posted by Oister

So will you be picking up all the glass?

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Lighten up, Francis.

There won't be any glass in the cave. We break the sticks and strain them into a ziploc bag.

In every place I've researched, diphenyl oxalate is said to be non-toxic when diluted.

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Originally Posted by Scubastud16

I thought those cylume sticks were plastic???

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The outside tube is plastic. But inside there's a little sealed glass vial. In order to activate the stick, you have to bend the tube far enough that it breaks the glass vial. That releases its contents which mix with the fluid outside the vial and the result is the glowing reaction. So if you cut open the plastic tube, there will be broken glass inside.

Thanks! Makes sense.The one time I did it, I made a small slit and let it trickle out.

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

Lighten up, Francis.

There won't be any glass in the cave. We break the sticks and strain them into a ziploc bag.

In every place I've researched, diphenyl oxalate is said to be non-toxic when diluted.

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Like i said if this was a new idea you would be all over it. but because the "cool kids" thought it up it is ok. What do you think Sheck would say?

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Originally Posted by Oister

So will you be picking up all the glass?

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We don't introduce glass into the ballroom. Why would you do that ?

Back on Topic Track-

Wife and I will be there - :)

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Originally Posted by Oister

Like i said if this was a new idea you would be all over it. but because the "cool kids" thought it up it is ok. What do you think Sheck would say?

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So, I'll put you down as "not coming". Thanks for the input.