So, I have a friend who is a cop and he asked me to try to find out if something like this exists. He made a four pronged flashlight set up like a caltrop so one side would always face up. He just taped four small flashlights together.
What he wants to know is if there is a ball or grenade type flight light device that can be activated and then thrown into a room to light it up so cops can see who is hiding in the dark. Often times he says he has to walk into dark rooms from a well lit area and he feels totally at risk because he can’t see and whoever is in the dark can.
What he wants is something that can be turned on but not illuminate until it is tossed into the room. Maybe light up on impact or via a short timer. I think timer makes more sense because if you throw it into a bedroom, it may hit a blanket or something soft and not turn on. He wants it to be as bright as possible with battery life being a non issue because it would only be used for a few seconds at a time. The smaller the better as cops already carry too much gear.
I remember at some defense show there was a light grenade, like a hexagon ball shaped with leds on each face. That must of been about a year or so ago, cant recall the name. No idea if it evern went into producton or sale for public.
I didn’t know that existed but it is very close to what he wants. Only problems are it is rather large and expensive. The one he made was about the size of a Kiwi fruit, that one looks bigger than a baseball. I think $250 is too much. Under $100 or closer to $50 would make more sense.
IIRC Cyalume actually produced a grenade shaped glowstick for use in caves in Afghanistan. My Google skills fail me right now but I’m certain it was the 5min glow chemistry in a rounded container.
Are you sure hes not over thinking this. I mean we all like flash gadgets/new toys to carry/use, but…
What happens if he needs to go into the next dark room or the possibly many after that,does he stop to recover it- wasting valuable time-, leaving that room dark or does he carry many of them in case its a house/building with many dark rooms.
Why not just use a really bright floody torch, something like the olight x7 or similar, a double click with it angled up towards the celling will light up the biggest room.
That’s what i’d use, if he really wants to throw bright things in rooms, use stun grenades.
As this idea seems as sensible as using strobe mode on a torch to fend off an attacker
How about a really mean puppy …or a monty python style attack bunny ?
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I know I hate being near a bad lantern ,so light popping out all over is going to ruin my vision as well .
like people have stated …being behind a 7000 lumen Q8 is better than having 1000 bouncing all over the place …
why not a high-powered cutting laser /////or an ex-wife
1. Because he is almost certainly carrying a firearm. Trying to carry a soda can light in your off hand and especially aiming it at the ceiling isn’t realistic.
2. A flashlight on your person makes you a target.
He’s not talking about dynamic entries (breach, bang, clear). He’s talking about a deliberate search.
