space light

bobb

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Please let me know if there is a light other than the Aeon MK3 that will not break even if it is launched into space. Or please tell me if that test is true. Where did the fallen light land and how was it recovered? I don't know back then.
 
SureFire beast would likely be on that very short list.... Thanks to its large rubber bumpers.
 
Elzetta Bravo/Charlie with the old style head that takes the Malkoff modules (m60/m61) should be alright. It survived the throw from a helicopter onto concrete test :ROFLMAO:, no problem.
I love that video :cool:.

I think the Aeon in space video is on the Muyshondt website. Looks like they've edited the original as I remember it being a bit longer and without all the Mission Control sound affects.
 
I saw the short 30 second video. It looks like they used a balloon to get the light to height and it dropped when the balloon popped. It also looks like there was some sort of "fins" attached to a fishing leader behind the light. Possibly to slow the decent? You can also see a second leader in the video but you cant see what it is attached too. It seems like quite a PR stunt. I would love to see the original UN-edited footage. I would think if the light survived totally intact they would want to highlight that in the video.
 
I saw the short 30 second video. It looks like they used a balloon to get the light to height and it dropped when the balloon popped. It also looks like there was some sort of "fins" attached to a fishing leader behind the light. Possibly to slow the decent? You can also see a second leader in the video but you cant see what it is attached too. It seems like quite a PR stunt. I would love to see the original UN-edited footage. I would think if the light survived totally intact they would want to highlight that in the video.
If the falling speed is slowed down, it will simply be a test to see if it can withstand changes in temperature and pressure. I wanted it to hit me at top speed.
 
If the falling speed is slowed down, it will simply be a test to see if it can withstand changes in temperature and pressure. I wanted it to hit me at top speed.

If that light fell from the estimated 20 miles above earth it was claimed to have fallen you would not survive if the light hit you. It would go right through you. The real quick estimate on weight and terminal velocity says it would hit you with a maximum force of 500 million to 1.071 billion KG of force at the exact moment of impact depending on the coefficient of friction. I'm not a rocket scientist and I dont know all the physics involved so my math may be off.
 
It's a very interesting video. Unexpectedly, it seems safe to drop a flashlight from subspace.
 
Yeah, at first, I was a little surprised, but it really does make sense. Smaller, light things aren't going to just keep accelerating (unlike, say, those "rods from God"). Though, versus a phone, a flashlight is a lot more projectile shaped, so I imagine they'll attain a higher speed than a phone?
 
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