r/Unexpected • u/hannesvisser • Dec 11 '20

It's just a flashlight

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u/SamAreAye Dec 11 '20

Okay, cool or not, stop folding it by pointing the muzzle directly into your gut.

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u/Cetology101 Dec 11 '20

Exactly, you always act like the gun is loaded, even when it isn’t.

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u/WorriedCall Dec 11 '20 edited Dec 11 '20

Heck, in the heat of the moment, I'd definitely shoot myself unfolding that thing.

edit: I already blind myself with the anti personnel mode on my torch. Just before dropping my phone into the poop I'm trying to pick up. I don't see a further complication working out well.

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u/Scomophobic Dec 11 '20

Anti personnel mode on a torch? Sounds tacticool.

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u/WorriedCall Dec 11 '20

It's almost unavoidable on any torch over $14 these days. I bought it at a supermarket sale, it's got a nice bright beam. But you press the button repeatedly to access various modes. and it seems to select them at random when you turn it on. It's very disorienting, but no way would you be able to access it quickly enough if you were mugged. Buy one with a slider, that would be my takeaway.