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Why is it called a flashlight?
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Manzerick
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Back in the day when batteries were very weak, all they could muster was a "flash" hence flashlight.
Ahhh...advancement!!
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well in many other places around the world it's called a torch, but according to wikipedia (which i know isn't the most official source of info):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashlight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashlight
Wikipedia said:
SuperTrouper
Enlightened
As duboost says we call them torches over here in the UK but I've found that if you say torch some people, from other parts of the world where they call them flashlights, think you're going witch burning or something so I tend to use the non specific term "lights" when posting in an international forum.
Moonshadow
Enlightened
That's the way to do it - wrap a rag around the end of a stout log, dip it in tar and set light to it. :devil:
All flood though, and the runtime and the regulation suck :sigh:
All flood though, and the runtime and the regulation suck :sigh:
The witch burning was funny. You should stick to torch no matter where you post I always find it a bit humorous in a good way and I think it sounds cool.
Torch sounds manly serious.
SuperTrouper
Enlightened
The witch burning was funny. You should stick to torch no matter where you post I always find it a bit humorous in a good way and I think it sounds cool.
Torch sounds manly serious.
It's all fine until you're dealing with a supplier that offers you a pitchfork accessory for your torch!
Henk_Lu
Flashlight Enthusiast
Yeah, same in Luxembourg as our language once came from a german dialect : Täscheluucht (don't try to say that word now...).
Nearly 25 years ago, when I got my Mag4C and Mag6D I wondered if we have another term for such lights, but we haven't. So, the Mag6D is a pocket lamp, depends on your pockets I guess!
As a flashoholic, I now use the term "flashlight" also in luxembourgish. Why not, since teh computer era we saw many english terms which can't be translated invade our language...
shark_za
Enlightened
Torch for me but its quite interesting that the common term in Afrikaans is simply "Flits" or translated its just flash.
An abbreviation of the word flitslig.
An abbreviation of the word flitslig.
berry580
Flashlight Enthusiast
"hand-held light", solved. haha
PoliceScannerMan
Flashaholic
Wong thread.
Jay R
Flashlight Enthusiast
'FLASHLIGHT' AN ENGLISH TERM !!!!!!!
Oh dear, oh dear. Come to England and use the word Flashlight and the person you were talking to would ask you one of two things.
Do you mean Torch ?
or
Are you American ?
M@elstrom
Flashlight Enthusiast
ROTFLMAO anybody still in the Commonwealth calls them a torch, however I've found everybody accepts the term "light" :thumbsup:
hehe we also call them "pocket lights", but the term "battery" (baterija) is also comonly used around here, not official though, but most people use it since it shorter than "žepna svetilka". Hm, though we do also use the term "svetilka" -light. :sick2:
Oh we have a very messed up language indeed.. :thinking:
:sick2: Oh we have a very messed up language indeed.. :thinking:
LED Cool
Enlightened
would "torchlight" be an acceptable term? :thinking:
Geban
Newly Enlightened
Same in Sweden, it´s called ficklampa that translates exactly to pocket lamp.
Geban
Newly Enlightened
I wonder how english pyromaniacs go about to torch a house?
orbspeed1
Newly Enlightened
As were talking ENGLISH it's Torch :wave:
Flic
Enlightened
Same in French. "lampe de poche"
