If you won the Lottery?

LED Flashlights – General Info
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I would use the money to produce something that has been buzzing around in my head…

Glambringeer: Helm of the sunfather

A helmet with many flashlights, LEDs, and various light emitting devices built into it. It would be powered by an Arduino or rassPi, not sure which. It would have a wired in control that you can hold in the hand, and turn on or off any of the lights. I think I would integrate fire too. I am positive that I could do this if only I had the time and money.

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Now you are thinking, get the Lamborghini and have the dealer swap out the headlights for GT94x’s.

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For a hundred million dollars you could buy Lamborghini.

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Dollars in what currency?

Ah, the Lamborghini Miura. They ruined a real one for the movie. One of the more gorgeous Lamborghini’s ever made. Too bad it was a maintenance money pit!

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There were Ferrari flashlights, kinda sorta. Cue the disappointment when you discover what it actually was.

There also exists a Lambo branded version of the corporate VW accessory, which is a rechargeable 12v cigarette lighter plug-in.

Fixed that. The Miura was the archetype of the mid-engined sports car. An iconic design, from an iconic designer, Marcello Gandini. Any designer would be lucky to have one such significant creation on their CV, but his body of work is astounding.

VW turned down an unsolicited €7.5 billion bid for the company from the Piech family earlier this year. I don’t think $100 million would elicit even a mocking laugh in response.

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I would definitely start my own Flashlight manufacturing company in the USA that would make good affordable lights. :wink:
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I’m with eicca. Oh and a carbon arc searchlight on top. And gentle led lighting showcasing my 1970 Plymouth Superbird resto-mod

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If i won the lottery i would be driving a Tesla Model Y :slight_smile:

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I would like to see Montana.

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Careful, that didn’t work out too well for Sam Neil…

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In a 4 wheel drive?

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I would Definitely start my own flashlight company, after a couple years taking courses to learn CAD, machining, and design, among other things. I would design and manufacture as much as possible or that made sense, and I would love every minute of it.

or, I would go work for TermsakC's flashlight university & museum!

oh, and I would offer jobs to at least a dozen people on this forum to help. TomE would be head hunted first, then Gchart, the freeman, cncman, and JaredM. Then lightbringer and boaz for comedic relief.

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In a recreational vehicle.

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I don’t think a flashlight company would be my quest, but i would be interested in investigating it. Similarly working with some of the BLF experts in design as you mention or providing some seed money and a seat on the board after a well conducted feasibility study.

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I don’t think an unlimited budget would make a huge difference to my flashlight purchases.

I would definitely buy a few interesting but expensive lights like the BLF GT that that I can’t justify now, but I’m not interested in having lots of flashlights I don’t use.

It’s the DIY aspects of the flashlight hobby that I find most interesting - modding, DIY firmware and drivers, BLF special editions etc. If I had an excess of money I would probably look for ways to get more involved with those things and support BLF projects.

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Thinking about this for a moment if i were to own a flashlight company i would want to produce an AAA keychain light with lots of lumens, a 1 AA, 2AA and 4AA lights, an 18650 tiny light, 21700 all purpose light, 26650 ultra thrower, a LEP and a 26650 lumen monster (with 21700 adapters). And a Moon RC2 type light.

So 10 lights to choose from. Nice round number.

Custom UI capable (and/or Anduril).
Built in charging for AA and above.
And a solar panel to charge with for sale.

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I’ll let you know later as the Mrs is off to the shop in a minute to get the winning Euromillions £184 million ticket! :smiley:

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If I had $100,000,000.00 I’d be investing in real-estate.

Otherwise:

  • I’d still keep to my one-in-the-mail rule since I don’t want my collection to take up an inordinate amount of space in my home.
  • There might be a little more turn-over as I would be more apt to gift lights I didn’t use much.
  • I still wouldn’t buy something like a Torchlab light. It’s just a bad value.
  • Rather than buying overpriced custom lights, I’d get the equipment necessary to make my own. Machining equipment could be used for lots of great stuff and as a bonus I wouldn’t be paying some bloke $657 for a pocket light.
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i’m pretty happy with my one EDC light, an FW3A

i might get a couple more toys

hi power UV light

a super thrower for use 3x a year

some expensive AAA lights, or CR123A lights, to leave around the house

that would be it for flashlights

mainly i would quit working and just do what i want to be doing

riding my bike

cooking

raising the kids

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Pay off all debt
Life insurance policy’s for the kids.
Take them across the country one summer.
Go see a glacier.
I would occasionally purchase a light if it was something new and really different.