Shirt.Woot

Black? Check
Ninja? Check
Glow in the dark? Check
Possibility of sellout? High

If the glow paint is on top of the white paint, won't the ninja be white when the lights are off? Not black, and so harder to see? Or do I not understand how this works.

lisabethjo wrote:If the glow paint is on top of the white paint, won't the ninja be white when the lights are off? Not black, and so harder to see? Or do I not understand how this works.

I had the same question. And they only listed the glow in the dark ink as an ink color. Surely there must be another ink color to this sorcery. Or maybe I don't understand how this works either.

So now I really don't get it. If there is no white, what will I see in the light, a slightly iridescent triangle with lines and a ninja? The thing is, I really think this is cute, but I just don't see how it could actually look like the pics.

lisabethjo wrote:So now I really don't get it. If there is no white, what will I see in the light, a slightly iridescent triangle with lines and a ninja?

Glow-in-the-dark ink is transparent, though it has a slight sheen and will reduce the brightness of the underlying color a bit. Close up you will be able to tell there is some vague irregularity in the ninja area.

In the dark, you wouldn't be able to see any normal white design, except by the low-level light available everywhere but in caves and sealed rooms with no vcrs or clocks...

But viewed in darkness the contrast between the glow ink luminescence and the white ink will make the ninja seem dark gray. The glow is so little that you can't read by it, but compared to darkness it pops.

Unfortunately, I am having trouble picturing how this shirt would look in reality. I cry because my imagination is broken. People of shirt.woot, PLEASE HELP ME! I like the design and the thought but can't bring myself to get one because I can't see how it the ninja would look on the white sliced triangle pyramid of death that was probably guarded by some sleeping samurai. Lawlz.

The problem remains: no white paint is listed, just glow in the dark. That is the only way the ninja could be black. If the triangle is in fact white, the ninja will be white because the glow paint will be on top. Just like Run Away.

Okay, in a totally dark room all we would see is the glow paint. I get that. Now I ask, what do we see in the light? Glow paint is translucent so we would have a plain looking black shirt?

lisabethjo wrote:The problem remains: no white paint is listed, just glow in the dark. That is the only way the ninja could be black. If the triangle is in fact white, the ninja will be white because the glow paint will be on top. Just like Run Away.

Okay, in a totally dark room all we would see is the glow paint. I get that. Now I ask, what do we see in the light? Glow paint is translucent so we would have a plain looking black shirt?

My guess is that they just forgot to list the other ink color. Even the Woot writers/editors were fooled by the Ninja's stealth and they assumed it was all one color.

Not listing white ink must be a mistake or an oversight. Any color printed on a dark shirt must have a white undercoat printed first. Even white has to be put on thick or double-coated for it to cover.

A thick coat of glow ink on a black shirt would look like a stained black shirt.

Dear Shirt W00t,
I am very confused...I just recieved my Formula for success shirt and I read the tag to make sure I knew how to properly use the shirt. I was very suprised to find that the disclaimer for not using my shirt as pants has disappeared. Did this happen a while ago and I missed it? If so I should probably wear that shirt on my lower half then...I just wanted to clear up that we still can't use these as pants....or have times changed? Just needing clarification...

-Sellbuyer92

sellbuyer92 wrote:Dear Shirt W00t,
I am very confused...I just recieved my Formula for success shirt and I read the tag to make sure I knew how to properly use the shirt. I was very suprised to find that the disclaimer for not using my shirt as pants has disappeared. Did this happen a while ago and I missed it? If so I should probably wear that shirt on my lower half then...I just wanted to clear up that we still can't use these as pants....or have times changed? Just needing clarification...

-Sellbuyer92

Quick way to find out is try it and if it works then you'll be okay.

Actually, it's just a plain old quadrilateral or quadrangle, as it's also known in some circles.

That's one of the coolest Woot shirts I've seen!

So, when the lights are on, it is a stylized pile of dog fertilizer, right?

zudo wrote:Glow-in-the-dark ink is transparent, though it has a slight sheen and will reduce the brightness of the underlying color a bit. Close up you will be able to tell there is some vague irregularity in the ninja area.

In the dark, you wouldn't be able to see any normal white design, except by the low-level light available everywhere but in caves and sealed rooms with no vcrs or clocks...

But viewed in darkness the contrast between the glow ink luminescence and the white ink will make the ninja seem dark gray. The glow is so little that you can't read by it, but compared to darkness it pops.

Hmm, I was assuming the entire triangle was glow-in-the-dark (notice how it's green in the "dark" pic, which is usually the color they use for the ink luminescing), and then the ninja itself was done in white ink over TOP of that, so that shape would be obscured from glowing.

I've really been pleased with the durability of previous glow-in-the-dark woot! shirts. We've washed these A LOT and the printing is as good as new!

You guys should just change your name to ninja.woot. Seriously...

elezar wrote:Hmm, I was assuming the entire triangle was glow-in-the-dark (notice how it's green in the "dark" pic, which is usually the color they use for the ink luminescing), and then the ninja itself was done in white ink over TOP of that, so that shape would be obscured from glowing.

Could be but we're still going to need that white ink!

Debut day: 1799, all on imported Anvil blanks.

natalieug wrote:I've really been pleased with the durability of previous glow-in-the-dark woot! shirts. We've washed these A LOT and the printing is as good as new!

So far I'm 1 for 3 on Glow Shirts. My son's was Carrots one fine, both mine and the replacement they sent was missing over half of the glow ink. But he loved this one, so we'll try again.

Anybody willing to describe this shirt that bought one? They should have started arriving by now.

i'm so sad i missed the sale of this shirt! please bring it back!!!!

kari0505 wrote:i'm so sad i missed the sale of this shirt! please bring it back!!!!

I'm sad about missing it too. I was waiting to have the money for it. -sadface-

alleymallycat wrote:I'm sad about missing it too. I was waiting to have the money for it. -sadface-

I really regret waiting too long. :'( I hope you bring this shirt back!

Just got one in a Random Shirt Buy!!!! Woot Rocks!!!! Ninja Style!

dwayri wrote:I had the same question. And they only listed the glow in the dark ink as an ink color. Surely there must be another ink color to this sorcery. Or maybe I don't understand how this works either.

its simple, the ninja's color fades to black with the absence of a light source... ive seen a similar shirt in person lol