dpb wrote:
Beachcomber wrote:
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:32:25 GMT, CJT wrote:

CWLee wrote:
During WWII there was a substance available on Navy ships,
in tape form, that one could place by light switches or
other items one might want to locate in the dark (like a
flashlight). This tape somehow absorbed light during the
day, and at night gave off a faint glow, sufficient to be
seen in a dark room.

Is there anything like that available today - in either
paint or tape form - that one can use for such purposes in
the home?


Historical Note:

In first part of the last century, the military used radium to make
....
...the association w/ the military is simply wrong. The usage was common ...

That, of course, is the implication of "sole association" w/ the military...

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