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Kind of related but one thing I like I do on occasion is check out various enthusiasts subreddits for niche things and see what the community go to is. Like AA batteries and how Eneloop batteries are the gold standard.
Fun way to kill an hour and find some neat stuff.
Browsing the mechanical keyboard sub, the buy it for life sub, and any other subs like that was amazing and such a deep rabbit hole for the first time!
EDC is another one
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Honestly, for the batteries, get the same capacity ones from Ikea. Significantly cheaper and the actual cell inside is identical.
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when the flashlight is so powerful you need safety glasses
If you know battery safety these are the best lights around I get ~8500 lumens from a pocket sized light.
Battery safety?
You can't just drop a term like that and not explain. Have I been using batteries in an unsafe manner this whole time?
Batteries are rated for a certain continuous current draw, and if you try drawing too much, you're going to have a bad time. Some of these flashlights can draw a ridiculous amount of power, and if you're putting a cheap knockoff 18650 in it with no internal protections, it's not going to be a fun time.
It's the same issue people had with vapes exploding. The original included batteries might only be rated for a continuous draw of say, 10A, and they're adding these crazy high wattage coils trying to get 30A from them.
Yeah but charging is even more dangerous. These lights dont have built in chargers so you need to charge the batteries yourself.
Have you been licking 9 volts?
Like you haven't.
Everyone knows you shouldn’t lick more than 8
I'm assuming battery safety is required so you don't inadvertently light your pocket and underlying pubic hair on fire?
With 5000+ lumen lights even the light itself can burn you or your pants easily.
I have a few pairs of pants with holes in the pocket from a Wurkkos FC12 I got on Amazon for about $35. It's bright as hell, has a built in USB-C charger, and goesnwith me pretty much everywhere.
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If you know battery safety these are the best
And if I don't?
Omae wa mou shindeiru
Nani?!
My favourite beginner friendly light is the wuben x2
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I see Robert Evans I upvote
Especially if he's talking about doing some really irresponsible but fun shit.
He’s how I found out about the Flipper Zero!
I have a headlamp that's basically just a metal case wrapped around an 18650 cell and it is quite insane.
Were you planning on a solo visit to an abandoned mine or...?
While you're joking, this thought gives me untold anxiety.
I have a mining background, and abandoned mines are dangerous as fuck
How about unmapped medieval mines with wooden supports
40 days backpacking 800 Miles on the Arizona Trail.
Walking from Utah to Mexico, in November with gradually decreasing daylight. Lots of night hiking.
Could just leave the headlamp at the entrance pointing into the mine. That would probably light it all up anyway
I've used one for cycling.
Overkill? Maybe. Quite nice to have a dark country road lit up well enough to light up the road close AND far (most headlights have a tight beam that only does either).
Also I like the reusability/repairability of productd based on 18650 cells
Edit: 13,000 lumens in a pocketable flashlight that's just longer than the width of my palm.
Know anything a little cheaper? I'm down for something bigger too. Just want to impress my friends on the next camping trip.
Nothing of a comparable brightness off the top of my head. It's on sale for $104 from their website if you get it there instead of from Amazon though.
I found this larger 14,000 lumen one from Emisar for $88, but no batteries are included, so you'd also need to buy 3 high drain 18650 batteries (~$20 total) and a charging cradle for them ($18 from Emisar) separately.
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If we’re going mutually assured destruction we’re going high CRI
Also checking that it's running Anduril 2
Just so everyone knows, I'm going to use this entire thread for ideas. My brother would love a good flashlight.
A bright flashlight is very fun
theyre going to eventually get lights brighter than the sun
Isn't this the guy that said he's staying on X instead of moving to mastodon?
You say that like only one guy has done it...
I remember this person specifically because of the douchey rant they posted and people clinging on their nuts.
Hey, he's also doing the lords work on there. After JBP posted some kink picture thinking it was some chinese consparacy, Robert Evans replied to every tweet of his with that picture to harrass the dumbass.
Robert's also an anarchist who hosts behind the bastards which I strongly recommend.
Douchey rant?
I would also like to know about this. But I don't have the intestinal fortitude to dredge through twitter posts. Anyone have a direct link?
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