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I'm officially the flashlight guy of the family, according to this present 😭
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[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not enough flashlights, also need some on your crocs πŸ˜…

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

@mp3 how did you know I wear Crocs

[–] [email protected] 45 points 10 months ago

you're the flashlight guy, ofc you wear crocs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh no I'm busted πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈ

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

@mp3 my little sister (21) just now: "I want that!"
Thanks, I now have an excuse to buy them :D
(And 519A-mod them before gifting them)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Awww that's cool :D

[–] lemmylommy 3 points 10 months ago
[–] Mbourgon 15 points 10 months ago

It’s very much β€œthe gift we want to be the viral gift this year”. I searched on Amazon for flashlights this year, and the first three pages were all variations on this thing. And the croc flashlights are proof that we live in hell.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 12 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I don't even know when you would need this?

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I need these so I can look at my wife’s kidneys.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

First one that makes sense, SatansMaggotyCumFart.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Anytime you need to use your hands but still need to see what you're doing. I can think of dozens of times I've needed a light to work on something with both hands in a badly lit area but didn't have someone to hold the flashlight.

That said, I'd probably want the battery pack somewhere else because I could see that being an issue hooking on things, especially in tight spots.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I totally see it but I feel like the same spaces where you need more light to see your hands and can't use a light are those where you can't fit extra stuff in with your fingers, if you get my thought.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Ya, that's why the battery pack placement isn't ideal in my opinion. I can't even count how many times I've busted a watch band because it hooked on something. Mind you I have bigger hands, maybe it works out better for those who don't.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't a headlight do the trick?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Sort of... a lot of the time it's getting the light at the right angle and keeping it there that's the issue. Especially when working on vehicles. Gloves like this would help in that regard, but have their own set of issues to deal with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

And this would have been a better solution than a headlamp?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My boss got me one for working inside control cabinets. As you usually have to have to power cut when poking around in a cabinet, lighting has to be supplied externally.

They could theoretically be decent for some car work where the body of the car shades everything.

They're better in idea than reality. 6/10

Also think of them as a supplement to a headlamp. Since your hands frequently shade what you're actually touching, these help supplement light right on the region of a hand shadow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I could think of a million use cases just for a flexible flashlight alone. Every engine bay on modern cars is jam packed with shit or the space has been cleared for a crumple zone.

[–] Hackerman_uwu 7 points 10 months ago

Let me know why the precogs say.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I came in thinking of a flesh joke but I leave with the fist joke instead...

[–] Retreaux 5 points 10 months ago

That's hilarious, I received a pair of these this morning as well, hahaha

[–] Pencilnoob 4 points 10 months ago

Haha two people in my family just got this gift from two different givers

[–] Hikermick 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I received 2 pairs last night

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Why does everyone think we're all stumbling around in the dark?

[–] peopleproblems 3 points 10 months ago

Why does your hand look more like a claw than a hand?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

needs more strobe light

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I got a nebo luxstreme SL25 and a bunch of giftcards