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."

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I was once in London, and had to set up some US computer equipment. We used transformers to convert the 220 to 110 US voltage. Our SOP (which of course I didn't follow) was to use a voltage meter prior to plugging anything in. Instead, I plugged a laptop into it and booted it up just fine. Then I plugged a surge protector which promptly exploded (it was pretty spectacular). Finally following the SOP, I checked the output voltage of the transformer which was actually about 350 volts. Apparently the laptop had a pretty good power supply.