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[–] [email protected] 44 points 10 months ago (3 children)

One that I haven't seen mentioned ever was neat flashlights in every hotel room I stayed in. They were all mounted to the wall, and had no power switch. The wall mount had a tab sticking out that separated the batteries, so when you went to use it, the batteries touch and make the circuit. They were always low power, so that you didn't disturb others in the room, and you have to keep it in its location to turn it back off. They worked well for going to the bathroom at night and not messing up night vision too. I tried finding one in the US, to no avail, but they're all over in Japanese 100 yen stores. A clever, cheap design.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Forgive me if I'm not understanding this correctly, but that just sounds like a fancy nightlight?
Edit: I understand now :)

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's probably for use in an emergency like an earthquake.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

It's just a slightly different design on a standard flashlight. I was able to find this, seems to be a manufacturer of them. Hotel torch they do seem to be mostly for emergencies, but would work well enough to be a night light

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

A nightlight is a fixture on the wall. This is a flashlight you can take into your hand and carry with you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Isn't that there to use if an earthquake knocks the power out?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Similar in that it's mounted, different in that it has no buttons/switches and wouldn't be on, or even able to be on when mounted. Those look pretty cool though.