PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
Time to debunk this...
http://gizmodo.com/5962635/how-long...th-the-most-powerful-flashlights-in-the-world
http://gizmodo.com/5962635/how-long...th-the-most-powerful-flashlights-in-the-world
Browning the skin is one thing but that thing does NOT look cooked on the inside. I think the people making that claim should be required to eat that turkey.
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Actually, there's nothing to debunk there. The bulb used is a 100W halogen, that is a lot of thermal power focused in front of the light. Your typical XM-L powerhouse only dissipates about 10W, and that is enough to make you uncomfortably hot; there's a good reason this bulb can ignite a piece of paper instantly. As long as there is no significant convection and ambient temperature isn't too low, they can indeed cook something before bulbs give out even with one light, let alone two.
Re: brightest flashlight claim, IIRC they actually did get into the Guinness book for the brightest mass-produced flashlight on the market. They weren't comparing themselves with custom builds, because obviously there'd be no practical sense in that, as custom builds don't have the same kind of limitations with regards to practicality, cost, and manufacturing volume.
Even as an emergency fire-starting technique, there's not an outdoorsman worth his salt who doesn't carry at least 3 separate methods for starting a fire.
That would be a far more interesting challenge; find the chepest, most expedient way to cook a turkey.
You're in the woods with your usual kit, and a 12 lb Butterball. What comes next?
My stock SureFire M6 can set a piece of paper on fire. I'm not impressed when a company uses fire-starting as a marketing claim. SureFire doesn't. (They realize that for a flashlight, it's not a pragmatic reason for folks to buy one.) If I want breakfast, I can cook a couple of eggs underneath the hood of my car after driving it for a few hours. Doesn't make it a good reason to buy a car.
My Kabar knife to slice it into smaller pieces and cook them over a campfire in a folding pan.
Eh, too easy. How would you cook the whole turkey for a family dinner-style presentation?
Eh, too easy. How would you cook the whole turkey for a family dinner-style presentation?