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作者: vandas    時間: 2012-3-13 06:55 AM     標題: Glow-in-the-dark lamps made from dead JELLYFISH

Glow-in-the-dark lamps made from dead JELLYFISH (and don't worry, they died of natural causes)
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$ Y1 L$ p+ z7 |# a) ^- m% U; YCould this be the best ever use for a deceased jellyfish? A bright spark has found an ingenious use for the corpses of the sea creatures: making them into glow-in-the-dark lamps. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 A( z/ I6 ]: ^# U8 o! v; t& p- t) _
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Thanks to the phosphur proteins in their bodies - part of the defence mechanism that they use to frighten predators - jellyfish absorb light naturally, and emit it with an ethereal blueish glow when under darkened conditions. 公仔箱論壇- k$ a! q. j" C0 S

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" F7 V1 G) A/ U6 O" }Bright spark: U.S. firm theamazingjellyfish.com has found a way of encasing deceased jellyfish in resin to preserve not only their bodies but their natural bioluminescence tootvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 a2 F: O# C4 {' _2 d2 m

/ O! ]5 B1 q. V! d! N  Y$ kTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。After a jellyfish dies, the firm freeze its body using liquid nitrogen, which they then set in crystalline resin - a special sort of resin that can withstand working at ultra low temperatures - creating a cast of the body, which is set in an ovoid mould shaped like the resulting lamp. os.tvboxnow.com6 O2 m; s" W5 Q9 ]
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' I: u& x! O) e( J: z4 A/ c
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1 _, O1 ]" u7 r0 l  L" R  _) C9 Q0 cTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。However, some of the lamps come with a special base that can add an eerie glow to the jellyfish so that the light can be used as a more traditional light too. 3 w  |" @' G5 F
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The lamps are made with a variety of different jellyfish breeds, from the more common blue or yellow jellyfish, which are made into lamps costing around £20 to £25 ($25 to £29) to the Red Devil Medusa, which sells for around £110 ($169.99), or a 'rare blue green' jellyfish for £115 ($179.99). tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 [! J# u# C% E: H
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For the squeamish, it is worth pointing out that the transparent resin, crystalline epoxy, is strong and shatterproof, so will not break if dropped.3 d/ l; P1 n0 L* U& u8 F# A

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Their colour is determined by both their food source and their environment.
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$ T/ l3 }# q% G3 v7 o公仔箱論壇No extra light is needed  - the light the jellyfish emit in a darkened room has been absorbed during the daylight hours. - B: X& a# W9 d( ^

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+ e  Z: q1 J) @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Incredible: When the lights are off, the jellyfish glow in the dark
作者: hanfeile    時間: 2012-3-13 09:13 PM


作者: 00miharu00    時間: 2012-4-2 01:48 AM

Very interesting!!!tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  H0 F3 J9 c% h5 p
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