SYS Posted January 30, 2008 This really puts the flashlight in Doom 3 to shame: http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/wicked_lights-74-0.htm Currently being reviewed by The Guinness Book of World Records, The Torch is the world's brightest and most powerful flashlight. It is easily capable of melting plastic, lighting paper on fire within seconds, and if you want, frying an egg or a marshmallow on a stick! At 4100 lumens, The Torch is 100 lumens more powerful than The Polarion Helios, the former most powerful flashlight. Incredible? Watch The Torch in action. 0 Share this post Link to post
Captain Red Posted January 30, 2008 That would be a pretty useful survival tool. See in the dark, light fires, blind attackers, alert people from miles away... neat. 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted January 30, 2008 I'm sure it would be a handy tool for cannibal psychopaths needing to cook their victims with something they can easily carry around. 0 Share this post Link to post
Chow Yun Thin Posted January 30, 2008 Annoying ants that keep invading my kitchen: Your day has come. Wonder what kind of batteries it uses and how long they last. 0 Share this post Link to post
leileilol Posted January 30, 2008 cool an ion cannon for my sandbox command & conquer action !!! 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted January 30, 2008 Cool, you can find your way in the dark, light a fire, cook some dinner, then give your annoying neighbours 3rd degree burns all with one tool. 0 Share this post Link to post
deathbringer Posted January 30, 2008 Hmm, does it use those hyper-bright LED's that can light half the room from something the size of a keyring that runs on a watch battery? i always wondered what 10 of them shone through a magnifying lens would do 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted January 30, 2008 You wouldn't want to use it to check for oil/petrol leaks under the car! ;-) 0 Share this post Link to post
Coopersville Posted January 30, 2008 POTGIESSER said:At 4100 lumens, The Torch is 100 lumens more powerful than The Polarion Helios, the former most powerful flashlight. Incredible? Watch The Torch in action. And it plays Kittie. How delightful. 0 Share this post Link to post
printz Posted January 30, 2008 It's a bit scary a torch to burn the person I'm directing it on. POTGIESSER said:This really puts the flashlight in Doom 3 to shame:You're right, it should be carried over into Doom 3. I'm sure the engine is capable of some high-quality stuff on it ;) 0 Share this post Link to post
Steeveeo Posted January 30, 2008 I can just see the fire department cringing. *Power goes out* *3 houses on one block simultaneously ignite* 0 Share this post Link to post
NightmareZer0 Posted January 30, 2008 exp(x) said:15 minute battery life? No thank you. Exactly what I was thinking. 0 Share this post Link to post
Enjay Posted January 31, 2008 exp(x) said:15 minute battery life? No thank you. It exists because it can - like cars that can treble the speed limit. It'll get publicity (look, we're talking about it). It's a world record, which is cool to hold even for a short while. Who knows, one day the technology might be useful. And let's face it, a lot of people carry torches/flashlights as weapons. You can't carry a baseball bat around and say "sorry officer, I always carry it in case I see a fast ball coming at me" and expect to get away with it but you could say "It's dark, what was I supposed to carry" and for that to be a reasonable argument. A decent Maglite with some heavy batteries makes a nasty club. Now imagine if you could burn someone with that same legitimate personal item. Presumably you wouldn't need 15 minutes in that situation. 0 Share this post Link to post
exp(x) Posted January 31, 2008 The burning "feature" seems hardly useful as a weapon. I'm sure the range is rather limited, and it's probably only as hot as a stovetop. 0 Share this post Link to post
AirRaid Posted January 31, 2008 So they made a really powerful, really inefficient torch? I don't see the point... 0 Share this post Link to post
40oz Posted January 31, 2008 you could just use a candle and do the same thing. 0 Share this post Link to post
Steeveeo Posted January 31, 2008 JohnnyRancid said:you could just use a candle and do the same thing. Blasphemy! I view this as the same reason why people drive Hummers. Sure you could just drive a Camry and do the same thing, but why not go into overkill mode? Hummers are really powerful, really inefficient vehicles. The only point of things like these are the bragging rights. "My flashlight runs on ultra-bright LEDs and has a battery life of 12+ hours." "Yeah? Well I can set things on fire with mine!" 0 Share this post Link to post
Prince of Darkness Posted January 31, 2008 JohnnyRancid said:you could just use a candle and do the same thing. Or lighters and lighter fluid... 0 Share this post Link to post
Maes Posted January 31, 2008 Power Supply: 12x2/3A 1500mAh Cells 14.4V Battery Lifetime: 15 Minutes Bulb Type: 100W Halogen Expected Bulb Life: 2000 Hours OK guys, so this is basically a proof-of-concept implementation of a high powered incandescent (even though halogen) 100W lamp running on batteries. Of course it can melt stuff and set things on fire, the average incandescent filament is about 2700 C hot (even the one of a 3W flahlight!), and this one has also insane power to spare (100W), while over 90% of an incandescent bulb's power is converted directly to heat. Ofc this heat is then reflected and channeled by the torch's reflector and lens, that's why it has this apparent "wicked laser" effect. For the rest, the drawbacks are apparent: poor lumen/watt efficiency, poor battery life, and enormous weight. It's the torch equivalent of a bigfoot truck or a dragster tractor, so to speak. 0 Share this post Link to post
Enjay Posted January 31, 2008 exp(x) said:The burning "feature" seems hardly useful as a weapon. I'm sure the range is rather limited, and it's probably only as hot as a stovetop. Probably not that useful right enough but if, for example, someone was carrying one and got jumped and grabbed, they would be close enough to use the burning effect or possibly just shine it in the attackers eyes at close range. 0 Share this post Link to post
Inferno Posted January 31, 2008 If it was possible to adjust the power of the light it probably would be a good camping tool. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted February 1, 2008 kristus said:A portable solderer perhaps? :p It could work if the beam is focussed and you don't mind wearing really dark sunglasses. I'd like to see a solar powered version :-) 0 Share this post Link to post
TheAdmantArchvile Posted February 1, 2008 This looks like something caleb would use in a Blood mod for Doom 3. 0 Share this post Link to post
deathbringer Posted February 2, 2008 WHATEVER YOU DO Don't confuse this with a "fleshlight" 0 Share this post Link to post
Kirby Posted February 2, 2008 HOLY SHIT! I want one of those! It'd be pretty sweet to be able to light stuff on fire with it. Think it counts as a concealed weapon? 0 Share this post Link to post
SYS Posted February 2, 2008 I wonder how well this thing would melt snow. Might be handy were your car to get stuck. deathbringer said:WHATEVER YOU DO Don't confuse this with a "fleshlight" That'd make for an awkward visit to the emergency room. Enjay said:Probably not that useful right enough but if, for example, someone was carrying one and got jumped and grabbed, they would be close enough to use the burning effect or possibly just shine it in the attackers eyes at close range. It'd be nice a touch. Blind your attacker and then set his pants on fire. 0 Share this post Link to post
Maes Posted February 3, 2008 POTGIESSER said:I wonder how well this thing would melt snow. Might be handy were your car to get stuck. It would fare much worse than, say, a hair drier or a blowtorch. The total power output is lower (100W compared to well over 1000W) and the heat propagation mechanism (irradiation) would be much less efficient than e.g. a stream of directed hot air (most of the heat would just be reflected by the snow). 0 Share this post Link to post