Flashlights in TV shows and movies

[Tempora]

Well, it was mentioned that it was an infrared light and it was red in colour nut i think that it is another spectrum near IR which is also useful to the forensic science.
I wonder why they did not just use UV.

 

[Size15's]

IR light is used in spectromicroscopy, and in photography (IR-filtered camera) - I wasn't aware of its use for forensic illumination of crime scenes

 

[flash_bang]

the one chick at the beginning of epic movie uses a UV INOVA X5 to look at some pictures.

 

[jumpstat]

CSI uses multiple Surefires and Nikon cameras, a good way to get publicity by both makers

 

[jml90]

Saw the movie Superbad in one scene the officers used two magchargers as lightsabers in the police car and when they entered a house they had either a Scorpion or a G2

 

[kelmo]

OK I purchased John Carpenter's "The Thing" this weekend. One of my all time favorite creepy movies. At the end of the movie, Garry, the base commander is placing dynamite charges to destroy the alien. He has a maglight literally strapped to his head. The light starts to malfunction, he stops, trys to get it going and gets zapped by the alien!

A warning to all, ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP!!!

I watched that scene three times...

 

[Sigman]

...closing this one & continuing here.