by Alan Forray

Created on: May 06, 2009   Last Updated: May 08, 2009

Here are some great ideas for Father's Day Gifts.

Tritium Night Vision Watch

There is nothing new about Glow in the Dark watches. They were popularized decades ago, before people became aware of the serious health risks posed by their radium dials.

Now, Tritium (H3), an isotope of Hydrogen, is being used as a self-powered light source to replace radioactive materials such as Radium with dazzling results. The physics is quite interesting.

When Tritium gas undergoes beta decay, it releases electrons that will stimulate phosphor, to fluoresce. This creates a self-sustaining source of light that can last up to 25 years. Coat the inside of a glass vial with phosphor and fill the vial with Tritium gas, and, voila!-sustainable light that requires no batteries, recharging, solar power, or any other energy source. Make the vials small enough, and fasten them to the face and hands of a watch, and you have an incomparable night vision watch.

Now, High Roller Toys, the upscale retailer of unique gifts for men and women, is offering this marvel of modern science in a rugged titanium-encased chronograph watch that is state of the art.

Oh, come on! How can you possibly get gas-filled vials that small?

With Swiss precision, that's how.

The process is fascinating. During manufacture, a length of microscopically fine borosilicate glass tube which has had the inside surface coated with phosphor is filled with Tritium gas at high pressure. The tube is then fused into tiny incremental sections with a CO2 laser, creating microscopic glass vials. Borosilicate is preferred because it is a type of glass noted for its strength and resistance to breakage. The vials are then affixed to the face and hands of this handsome timepiece which has all the features you would expect from a high-quality, multipurpose, sportsman's watch.

You really have to see it (in the dark) to fully appreciate it.

Luxurious Motorized Pool Lounger

For the man who doesn't quite have everything . . . or the women who deserves at least that much, our new Motorized Pool Lounger falls somewhere between plush pillow-top mattress and your own personal yacht.

This Motorized Pool Lounger may be the most advanced leisure flotation device in the world and it is definitely the most fun!

With two quiet but powerful electric motors to gently propel you across the water beneath the warm summer sun, you will never be afraid to fall asleep at the wheel.

Actually, the steering on this beauty is done with

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