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r/flashlight (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago by sexy_peach@feddit.de to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 121 points 11 months ago

This is like the wholesome flipside of prepperism.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 47 points 11 months ago

It's like the guys who carry expensive pocket knives everywhere hoping someone will need to cut something.

[-] s_s@lemm.ee 52 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You haven't lived until some needs a knife to open something on christmas and 5 of the 6 adult males in your family are just standing there holding their pockets knives for you to choose from.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 26 points 11 months ago

And then the guys look around & start geeking out over each other's knives.

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 25 points 11 months ago

I always go out with my HP 50g in case someone needs to solve a numerical integration and I'm the only one with a graphical calculator.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I used to work next to this guy. If a box came in, I would just cut the packing tape open with a house key from my pocket… unless he saw me looking like I was about to open the box.

Then I needed to wait for him to walk over with his damn leatherman and flip it to just the right thing. Whole ordeal usually added time to the stupid box opening.

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[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 16 points 11 months ago

I dunno, hopeing for a power outtage, just so he can flex his equipment is kinda prepperism.

[-] Liz@midwest.social 20 points 11 months ago

Doesn't read like flexing, reads like finally getting to use your toys.

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[-] explodicle@local106.com 10 points 11 months ago

Preppers who keep stuff so they can help everybody when it happens are cool.

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 6 points 11 months ago

Fair point. Unfortunately the prepper movement seems to have many people who lowkey, or highkey are hopeing for societal collapse, so they can use their preperations to an advantage and gain of power.

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[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 84 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Theres also one on lemmy c/flashlight

[-] original_reader@lemm.ee 35 points 11 months ago

Checked.

Subscribed.

Hooked.

Thank you, kind stranger.

[-] 474D@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Run while you can. I like to think I am a normal person. But there are so many high performing flashlights and batteries for certain situations that I now have a set of 7 flashlights. They are part of my everyday carry. I have a laser beam flashlight that can reach a nearby island.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 7 points 11 months ago

I have a laser beam flashlight that can reach a nearby island.

I'm going to hate myself for this, but...

Link?

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[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 84 points 11 months ago

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 53 points 11 months ago

Your phone can't put out 4000 lumens

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago

Galaxy note 7 has entered the chat

[-] LordCirais@pawb.social 7 points 11 months ago

It was the Galaxy S3 mini for me. It was twice as bright as my friends S5.

[-] SteveTech@programming.dev 15 points 11 months ago

I think the joke is the Note 7 blows up.

[-] Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 11 months ago

Is that a challenge ?

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 14 points 11 months ago

And it never needs to.

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[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 months ago

Oh my god I recognized this picture right away but no way did he say something that dumb... Rewatched the diablo immortal announcement and holy shit

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[-] BoxerDevil@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago

Every time I see them on my feed I always misread the name of the community. Really weird when I see one about how their dad used the same one and I think they are talking about fleshlights....

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago

Family heirlooms play an important role in preservation of history

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[-] exocrinous@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

This is why we call them torches

[-] Buttons@programming.dev 39 points 11 months ago

I get so aggravated by video games with weak flashlights. Like, we live in an age where my keychain flashlight can light up the nearest mountain.

[-] S_204@lemm.ee 39 points 11 months ago

Where the heck y'all live where the power goes out so often?

I'm in the middle of the frozen tundra in Canada, we're powered entirely by renewable energy, we've got snow storms, blizzards, floods and some serious thunder storms and I can't even recall the last time we lost power for any noticeable amount of time. If anything having to reset the clock on the microwave is the only reason I'd know it went out. There's talk of moving to a smart grid system because ours is dated, so wtf are you people working with?

I do love me a good flashlight though, I've got a couple around the house just in case and one in my bag at all times.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The US hasn't invested in infrastructure since the 50s, with a few exceptions

[-] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 14 points 11 months ago

Likely Texas, they have a private grid(as far as I last checked) and are prone to rolling blackouts.

[-] CulturedLout@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

I am also in Canada. Our province runs the power grid on coal and sold the utility to a private company that doesn't bother with the expense of upkeep on infrastructure. They built a sweet skating rink though.

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[-] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 36 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This is similar to the feeling I got a few days ago when I finally got to use the shopping cart wheel unlocker that's been in the back of my mind since watching the Defcon talk about it. Instead of the misconfigured and disabled cart being a giant roadblock in the store I was able to take it and use it normally. Feels good.

https://www.begaydocrime.com/carts

WARNING: DO NOT PLAY SOUNDS ON THIS PAGE THROUGH HEADPHONES

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[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 24 points 11 months ago

I have solar panels and a backup battery. I was actually disappointed when the power didn't go out when it got cold here in Texas last week.

[-] azimir@lemmy.ml 19 points 11 months ago

I value having good tools. I bring a small flashlight when I travel. How often have I needed it? Not often, but when your in some hotel and the power goes out, it's my time to shine!

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Phone is flashlight enough 99.999999% of the time

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[-] sexy_peach@feddit.de 6 points 11 months ago

Hell yes, it's good to be prepared!

[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

I've got one of those fuck-you flashlights from when I first found out about "enthusiast" flashlights a few years ago. It gets bright enough to burn dark colored objects if you concentrate the light on a small part, works like a giant magnifying glass/ sun combo. I need to buy a charger for the battery so I can play around with it again, it was too much fun seeing people's faces when I made it daylight for an entire street.

[-] rab@lemmy.ca 19 points 11 months ago

Headlamp master race

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[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

I guess it was...

His time to shine.

[-] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!

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[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago

I have three niblings (2 nephews, 1 niece). Each one is getting a flashlight and a tiny Nitecore whistles when they get to a certain birthday, not sure which age yet. I know their parents would never forgive me if I gave them the whistles now.

The power was off for a little over two days, so we used our flashlights and other lights a lot. It really doesn't take much money to prepare. A lot of the gooseneck lamps these days use USB, so you can combine a lamp and a power bank to create a task light away from the backup battery.