• Mbourgon everywhere@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    It’s very much “the gift we want to be the viral gift this year”. I searched on Amazon for flashlights this year, and the first three pages were all variations on this thing. And the croc flashlights are proof that we live in hell.

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      11 months ago

      Anytime you need to use your hands but still need to see what you’re doing. I can think of dozens of times I’ve needed a light to work on something with both hands in a badly lit area but didn’t have someone to hold the flashlight.

      That said, I’d probably want the battery pack somewhere else because I could see that being an issue hooking on things, especially in tight spots.

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        11 months ago

        I totally see it but I feel like the same spaces where you need more light to see your hands and can’t use a light are those where you can’t fit extra stuff in with your fingers, if you get my thought.

        • Jay@lemmy.ca
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          11 months ago

          Ya, that’s why the battery pack placement isn’t ideal in my opinion. I can’t even count how many times I’ve busted a watch band because it hooked on something. Mind you I have bigger hands, maybe it works out better for those who don’t.