Abstract: This invention relates to an optically decorated elongated member comprising a transparent tube sealed at both ends including one or more brightly colored thin elongated members disposed in a helical configuration therein and containing a fluid medium suspending numerous light-reflecting platelets filling thereof with a small volume of air space.

Abstract: This invention relates to a baton comprising a transparent tube and an active or passive light-emitting tube of a smaller diameter disposed substantially coaxially within the transparent tube, which combination is sealed at two extremities thereof. The annular cylindrical space between the transparent tube and the light-emitting tube is filled with a liquid including numerous suspended particles with light-reflecting surfaces. The optically decorated baton may be used as a toy, twirling baton, night time safety light for joggers and bicycle riders, guide marker for traffic cops directing traffic, for ground crews guiding taxiing airplanes, and as highway emergency markers.