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    How long before the first drop & ding?

    I've had one light for a year and another for 6 months and both have not been damaged yet. I just use them around the house, office and took them camping once. I've dropped an ITP A3 onto concrete but it's so light that there was no visible sign of damage. Now, my laptop, on the other hand, is...
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    Should flashlights have safety features built-in?

    I don't think I can agree with that in general, especially if the device in question is that dangerous. That same pipe bomb could harm others around you when it explodes. Even if the risk is negligible for the particular case of flashlights, that only says that you don't need to regulate...
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    Should flashlights have safety features built-in?

    I'm not suggesting that there be government mandated safety features; such features should only be regulated for widespread problems, which this doesn't seem to be. But I'm kind of worried about lights that are given as gifts. Would you warn people to whom you give a light that they should...
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    Should flashlights have safety features built-in?

    There's been a few threads recently on CPF where lights have exploded or had tailcaps pop off, which is theorized to be caused by batteries venting in a waterproof light, causing the pressure to build up too much. Even something as simple as an ITP A3 with a AAA battery is said to have exploded...
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    Can you please tell me whats wrong with this Picture (GE commercial during Olympics)

    If it had been shot live of a real examination, this wouldn't have happened. The actor was only pretending to give the exam, so they're not paying attention at all to the flashlight. Depending on budget, there may not have been an opportunity to reshoot or use a different take. To be fair...
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    Lights, batteries and strong magnetic fields

    I wouldn't bring anything that's not known to be made of MR compatible materials into the room. Even testing it with a regular magnet isn't 100%, as you don't know how the magnet's strength at a certain distance compares to the MR magnet's strength at another distance. I think at the research...
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    Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 3)

    Re: The worthless crew of SG:U are stuck at the other end of the Universe... Sorry to disappoint you, Stargate Universe has been renewed for Season 2. :thumbsup: The Sci-Fi gods have forsaken you. :grin2:
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    Are they ripping us off?

    This is interesting. I'm not sure I fully understand all the implications right now. Do you know of a book where I can read more about this? Without regulations, costs that are externalized are never paid for by the responsible party. That's a bad thing. There are other problems, too...
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    Are they ripping us off?

    That is an interesting point. But isn't it the case that since people have limited time and ability, companies can still make a profit because a certain product is not otherwise available? That's not the view that I wanted to convey. Compared to a computer hard drive, a flashlight is much...
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    Are they ripping us off?

    I think most flashlights here are overpriced. They are all basically a tube of metal, an LED and a circuit board. I just recently picked up a new hard drive for $50, which consists of precision machined platters, a drive motor, an embedded controller, circuit-board, cache memory, a metal case, a...

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