Just curious why there is a term being used in a derogatory manner as of late.
The phrase "White Wall Hunter" has been coined and popularized to refer to people who enjoy shining their flashlights on the walls of their humble abodes . The inference of this phrase seems to be ;
" I am a flashlight professional and would never, ever give in to the temptation to shine my flashlights onto a wall and thus make a judgment on the quality of its beam in any way. Since the act of shining a flashlight on a wall is completely pointless and has no bearing on real world applications of any given flashlight, which is a tool first and foremost, and not a toy to be used for ones amusement ... I am deeming those who do as such to be of an inferior class of people who cannot possibly posess a valid opinion . These "white wall hunters" obviously do not understand the seriousness of their actions . The wasting of all those valuable photons is shameful and so indicative of a novice flashlight user it borders on criminal and as such I shall bestow upon them the "scarlet letter" term of "WHITE WALL HUNTER" !! "
Well, unfortunatley I must confess as others should also so as to redeem your soul I AM A WHITEWALL HUNTER!!!!!!!!!!! I have been know to wander around my house firing photons at walls like a postal worker on crack cocaine holding an UZI . and i will tell you a secret of which even I am ashamed of. As of late, when I go into the bathroom to do my business, instead of reading a magazine I find myself bringing a flashlight in with me , shutting the door , sitting down and turning the overhead lights off and playing with the flashlight. My girlfriend is completely unaware of this though I think she suspects something is going on because I have forgotten the flashlight on the sink a couple times and used the excuse I was looking down the drain for a clog. I dont think she belives it .
But, does this mean I don't use my flashlights in real world applications? what are real world applications? Well I had to use a flashlight on my motorcycle once. The bulb blew on my headlight so I used electrical tape to lash my trusty flashlight to my handlebars and thus made it home on completely unlit backroads safely.
I have used my flashlight to keep my 7 yearold son from plummetting down unlit concrete stairs. I have used my flashlight to search for an errant nail in a car tire . I have used my flashlight to check the level of antifreeze in my cars overflow tank .
Yet I shine my lights on walls and marvel at their beams while I watch T.V.
What I would like to know is, what real world applications do NON-WHITE WALL HUNTERS use their flashlights for that I am not.
