The Torch flashlight: why illuminate when you can incinerate?
By Nilay Patel 
posted January 28th 2008 1:32PM
posted January 28th 2008 1:32PM
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It's not a long range death ray. It's just a little less dangerous than the acetylene torch you might have in your garage. You've got to be at point blank range to torch things, otherwise it's just a big light, with a bit more bang.
Ants around the world know there days are numbered.
I've heard the biomass of ants is greater than the biomass of humans on the world. Good luck with a flashlight that lasts 15 minutes a charge.
My boss was just showing off his new $100 super bright flashlight he got for Christmas by shining it in my eyes. Bwahaha, revenge.
Actually if you wanted to use something like this as a lighter of sorts you'd better use an actual laser - it could produce the same heat (and more) while not wasting as much energy on providing illumination.
@ Y
He's getting at the fact that WEP really isn't that secure; there are thousands of programs that can decrypt it within minutes.
Now, if your school is running WPA encryption, that's slightly higher protection. But you could still crack it within a couple of hours or so with the right equipment.
"yo can i get a lil light here!?"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!"
I would rather have my "Made in the USA" Surefire L1 Lumamax. While it doesn't have the 4100 lumen output this thing has, it'll stand up to pretty much anything you can throw at it.
Yeah, that L1 Lumamax is one very awesome flashlight.
If it is really WEP and not WPA/WPA2, it takes about 2 minutes to crack. Some simple googling could tell you that.
This is why everyone yells, "you need WPA at least!" and has been for years now.
Behold...The magics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl672fq_dfY
@David, good point. But wouldn't it be even more effective if the light was more focused? Or do you think the loss in efficiency (from a lens/modified reflector) would balance that out?
Now what they should do to promote it, "can it burn" I can just picture an iPhone being burnt. Cool stuff
I guess we could call this Light Sabre 1.0 Alpha
What grade are you in, lil' guy?
After working in a theaters for a few years I have no doubt light is capable of doing this. Although, seeing a light bulb burn plastic ain't very impressing (jells can burn). Granted this is portable, but it has a short battery life.
My question is what else can it burn?
I'll be impressed when it can discolor metal. Like a gobo after a few runs of a show (Some change colors like a piece of heat treated metal).
Smokey the Bear is pissed!!
Don't Torch™ me bro!
Link is farked...
They should market it as a wind-beatable bbq lighter or safe fireplace starter. It would sell big time.
nice, but the question is - "Can it burn/ignite Chuck Norris?"
Short Answer: NO.
Long Answer: Chuck Norris can run faster than speed of light.
Some video projectors have more than 4100 lumens, does that mean that their lightbeam also generates that much heat?
Totally photoshopped. Yup, definitely photoshopped.
First time I ever used a flashlight that gives a recoil.
This is so cool!great!
Is it a useful tool or just another thread to human being?
New things are always needed to be tested by time, to last forever or disappear soon.
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Lasers do not emit black body radiation. They "lase" at a specific frequency or combination of discrete frequencies for non-monochromatic lasers. If this thing is setting stuff on fire, it has been tweaked for IR, NOT something desirable in a flashlight.
Who needs a blinding light that can be used to set off IEDs?
The guy that said something about candlepowerforums is right. This looks like a ripoff the custom USL (Ultimate Stealth Light) project from a few years ago. The guy did get overwhelmed with orders, but eventually got them out. My dad has one and it does set stuff on fire. I don't know about this one, but the USL has a safety switch on it so it can't accidently be turned on. Stupid wicked lasers, just stealing designs from the homebrew scene and charging obscene amounts for it.
Green lasers can do a much better job in a far too smaller package, they are more expensive though.
Infrared lasers can do it far more efficiently and no one can notice the 'beam' ... wicked ;)
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Everyone, it is just the bulb that is getting really hot. Obviously hot enough to be a hazard (primarily to the person holding it) but the actual light coming from the bulb is only enough to mildly warm sufaces up. This is similar to how an ordinary household light bulb can start a fire if it is touching the wrong materials at the wrong time.
However, this is still an insane flashlight (assuming 4100 lumens is for real).
Imperial Guard standard issue!
Not recommended for hiking in dry land nor shining it on your face to tell ghost stories.
Having your nosehairs catching fire will only add to the drama of the story.
@Ellianth
What about adding a magnifying glass to the Torch?
What sense does that make for a flashlight? How about showing it illuminating a dark area?
BTW, does anyone know what song is playing? This is quite massive background music, perfectly fitting the awesomeness of that torch...
WANT!
that is sweet...
Wicked Lasers did a new video using the Torch to cook scrambled eggs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsIHyRyETKg
No way this is real ! Wow ! I think this might be a joke. Imagine some kid staring into this flashlight ! What will happen to him ? This just can't really be real ? Can it ?
it is 300 dollars if you buy it from wickedlasers (not that bad of a company unlike what some people say.) and has a removable rechargable battery. extra lightbulbs have a 2000 hour life and are ten bucks. if anyone gets one tell us how they are.
Why would someone want to get a hold on this gadget? And it only has 15 minutes of battery life. It could be better if we could have two options to select from; a normal torch light and a destroyer.
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i'd be more interested in the brightness of a flashlight than the heat it produces....
$300US
Matches are cheaper, thank you.
http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/The_Torch-74-0.html
I have a 500 lumen flashlight and it's too damn bright to use indoors. Even on a walk outside it can be overkill. So I can imagine that 4,100 lumens would have only a very niche use beyond a searchlight (ie scaring the crap out of and/or disabling someone).
Surefires are beautifully made, but they really burn through the batts. I've been into Black Bear flashlights lately - blackbearflashlights.com He's got a rechargeable 1150 lumen flashlight with a 50-minute runtime. I think I'd try that before I went to 4,100 lumens.