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New 4100 Lumen Flashlight Can Set Things On Fire
i4u writes "Engadget is reporting that Wicked Lasers has introduced The Torch. It is the world's brightest and most powerful flashlight. The Flashlight is capable of melting plastic, lighting paper on fire within seconds, and if you like, fry an egg or a marshmallow on a stick. At 4100 lumens, The Torch is 100 lumens more powerful than The Polarion Helios, the former most powerful flashlight, and retails for around $300. The Torch is apparently also undergoing review at the Guinness Book of World Records."
It would make campfire storytelling even more interesting! "Here's the tale of the man whose face melted off, oooOoooOoohhh AGHH MY FACE IS FALLING OFF!" Subsequently, many camp counselors have crapped their pants at the mere thought.
It pumps out so much light that there is a recoil when you switch it on!
Now begins the lumens war.
Think how much longer your batteries will last by using the light from the fires you start.
4000 lumens should be enough for anyone...
Do not look into flashlight with remaining eye.
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These are kind of cheap. At first it looked really bright, but I stared into it and after a while, the light is barely visible. I think it's defective.
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My invention, "An Actual Torch" can set things on fire in even less time. It also has a much more disperse beam so it illuminates a wide area. The only drawback is it has a much shorter range. But then again on the plus side, it can't be accidentally used to destroy airplanes.
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Will it blend?
You obviously have not considered the amount of fun you can have in 15 minutes with a flashlight that can light stuff on fire.
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There is a war going on for your mind.
Are you a Peeping Tom? Does the person you're "watching" often tease you through your binoculars because she won't remove that silly bra? Well get teased no more! New from Wicked Lasers, it's The Torch!!! Now, just point The Torch at your obsession, press the button, and burn away those pesky garments in seconds!!! Do yourself a favor and see what you've really wanted to see! Buy The Torch!!! 30 easy payments of $10 per week. Act now!
Of course they shouldn't. If someone is so brain damaged that they can't figure out that a SAW can hurt them, why shouldn't they suffer the consequences?
You can't protect stupid people from themselves, and you shouldn't try. It just encourages the spread of stupidity among the general population.
Don't take this the wrong way, but that sounded EXACTLY like something my Dad would say.
"So I'm sitting there, installing this new valve for a toilet...everything is going great, until I turn the water back on, twist the new valve open and realize that I didn't put any sealing tape on the threads. So water is flying everywhere, right? I quickly shut off the valve, and proceed to stand up to go back downstairs to shut off the water. Up I go, on my feet...down I go, on my back. Floors are slippery when they are wet. Don't forget that."
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Mom! Help! Come to the basement quick!
My penis is on fire again!
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Nerd card. Now.
Come as you are, do what you must, be who you will.
No offense taken - Hopefully my son will learn not to do idiotic things like this just like I should have from my father. Quoth my father:
"If nothing else, maybe I can serve as a bad example."
He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse.
You forgot:
E) Look directly into the beam.
Live forever, or die trying.
1. Gives a new meaning to "Flash burn"
2. Hit three performing singers at once and it's a "torch song trilogy"...
3. As a method of execution.... Trial by fire... no illusions here
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You're absolutely right. Voltage. Ugh. I knew there was a reason us MechE's keep EE's around.
You know you're really playing with Darwin when you actually get USED to getting shocked by line current. I fell into that mode when I was fixing up all the outlets in my house. I was too lazy to set up a battery-powered lamp & work in the dark, so I did everything with the breakers still on. I kept on brushing the wires with my bare skin & getting shocked. After a dozen or so "d*mnit"s, I started ignoring the shocks & just doing the work.
:-)
Granted, I didn't actually grab any of the bare wire ends and hang on, but in retrospect it wasn't exactly the safest behavior to be following.
Not long after that, I tried testing a 220V outlet with the back of my hand & ended up punching myself in the face. Beauty of a black eye, and a great conversation starter
I'd use mine to search for the winning Slurm can.
If moderation could change anything, it would be illegal.
G.) Buy two and use them to melt the labels of each other.
~Vexed and loving it!
Don't worry, these are elegant weapons from a more civilized age.