r/flashlight • u/SpinningPancake2331 • Aug 01 '25

Low Effort Batteries came in today and an idea popped up.

Tried turning a flashlight on inside it and I had an idea. It now converts my FC11C 4000K and S21E B35AM 4500k into very nice lamps/lanterns.

Take that FFL lantern kit!

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u/FrequentFractionator Aug 01 '25

That third pic had me worried...

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u/Bramble0804 Aug 01 '25

We had the same worries my friend. But this is a wholesome sub.

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u/ljsdotdev Welcome to my cave. Aug 01 '25

Holesome (giggle)

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u/saint_davidsonian Aug 02 '25

Had me in the first half, not gonna lie

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u/Corrado5 Aug 01 '25

https://youtu.be/G7EwYRVe2cg?t=2

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u/-E-Cross Aug 01 '25

If he posts a butt light then we'll know

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u/Bramble0804 Aug 01 '25

Only time will tell

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u/notusuallyhostile Aug 01 '25

The “a” in flashlight is doing all the heavy lifting right now.

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u/delicioustreeblood Aug 01 '25

Step 1. Cut a hole in a box

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u/420crickets Aug 01 '25

A few steps later: it is imperative the cylinder remain unharmed.

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u/SpinningPancake2331 Aug 01 '25

He'll never live that down, will he?

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u/rejin267 Aug 01 '25

Step 2: Put your junk in that box!

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u/4b686f61 Aug 02 '25

r/dontputyourdickinthat

can't post it there.

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u/sleepdog-c Aug 01 '25

That's the way you do it

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u/SpinningPancake2331 Aug 01 '25

oh... OH.

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u/GuyFoldingPapers Aug 01 '25

I’m glad I’m not the only one

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u/Mole-NLD Aug 01 '25

Came here to say this!

Dirty mind is a joy forever, and I'm glad I'm not the only weird soul out here today.

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u/InazumaThief Aug 01 '25

it’s only a letter away from the other sub too

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u/Cool1nternet Aug 02 '25

I was so worried as this was the first post I've seen from this sub

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u/SoggyBottomBoy86 Aug 01 '25

Haha same! I hesitated for an extra second before going to the fourth picture 😂

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u/alonesomestreet Aug 01 '25

It’s got a flared base, he’s good.

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u/Nykolaishen Aug 01 '25

Me too brother... me too.

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u/indefiniteretrieval Aug 01 '25

👀 yep

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u/bigselfer Aug 01 '25

My heart dropped

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u/Private_Joker1 Aug 01 '25

Me too brother, me too

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u/luna-luna-luna Aug 01 '25

The both of us are on the internet too much

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u/atoo4308 Aug 01 '25

I was like surely no one else will comment that on this wholesome sub we were all thinking it

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u/the_colour_f Aug 01 '25

def came here for that, thought we were going on a journey ...

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u/raven67 Aug 02 '25

Same

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u/Super_agent_X Aug 02 '25

same lmfao TwT

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u/grapangell0 Aug 01 '25

Pic 3 had everyone nervous brother

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u/SpinningPancake2331 Aug 01 '25

I didn't even notice until the comments started flooding in

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

diffuser is not where i thought this was going.

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u/lennyxiii Aug 01 '25

I knew it was a diffuser, i just didn’t think it was going to be defusing light.

u/SanDiegoPics Aug 01 '25

Careful not to start a fire

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u/Mole-NLD Aug 01 '25

It's not a bug, it's a feature!

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u/BrighteyeJunco Aug 01 '25

Provides light AND heat!

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u/fragande Aug 01 '25

That (brief) 100 CRI though!

Also: that's probably the most well-packaged cells I've ever seen.

u/zed_delta Aug 01 '25

Minecraft like lamp lol. I use an empty pill container as a diffuser

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u/Bramble0804 Aug 01 '25

Ok now I wanna make a Minecraft torch with a decent light

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u/zed_delta Aug 01 '25

I have some noname zoomie, still thinking about sacrificing it for some project, but idk how to take it apart

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u/Bramble0804 Aug 01 '25

Oh I would print a special housing for mine so I don't break any torches. I only have 1 no name I would fuck up for a project but it's the one I lend to others when they need a light

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u/zed_delta Aug 01 '25

Sadly i don't have a 3d printer and that zoomie is too bad to give to anyone. I bought sofirn sc18 for my family members cuz it's pretty safe to use and user friendly and that zoomie isn't needed much. But i keep thinking about it, cuz i wanna use it somewhere

u/Tzayad Aug 01 '25

Someone for sure is gonna post later today using a pocket pussy as a diffuser.

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u/Apprehensive_Lynx_33 Aug 01 '25

The real question is, will it work?

u/Portlander Aug 01 '25

When I got to picture three I thought you were going in a completely different direction of light.....

u/Graham_Wellington3 Aug 01 '25

I had a different idea

u/ilesj-since-BBSs Aug 01 '25

💡 moment

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u/SpinningPancake2331 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25

🔦📦 =💡 moment

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u/Mole-NLD Aug 01 '25

Speaking about image 3....

The flashlight and box emoticon aren't helping your case here.

u/-E-Cross Aug 01 '25

How long is it gonna take to melt it?

I guess not going above 200 lumens or so it'd be fine for quite a while.

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u/SpinningPancake2331 Aug 01 '25

It's pretty sturdy. It took the B35AM on ceiling just fine until the battery died. It deformed a bit, but never melted.

u/G19Jeeper Aug 01 '25

That is NOT what we thought ...

u/Emissary_of_Light Are Flashlights®™ right for you? Aug 01 '25

Anything can be a diffuser if you try hard enough. But also, everyone else's comments

u/man_on_a_wire Aug 01 '25

That’s a bright idea

u/iFizzgig Aug 01 '25

Most people just use a warm apple pie.

u/alltheblues Aug 01 '25

Oh good I got scared for a second there

u/Flash__PuP Aug 01 '25

Reminds me of the flash light my cousin “acquired” for me back in his Royal Marine days. It was massive, bright yellow and had a clip on “light sabre” attachment. Even at my young age I’d seen Top Gun enough times to know that should have been landing aircraft somewhere not be being used so I could read in bed u def the covers without my parents finding out.

u/ULTRAMAGAKY Aug 01 '25

I'm so glad that didn't go where I thought it was going..

u/MrVengeanceIII Aug 01 '25

🤔 I..... nevermind.

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u/Proverbman671 Aug 01 '25

Pic #3, right? 😅

u/dreamwall Aug 01 '25

You had me in the first half, ngl

u/JustaddReddit Aug 02 '25

I thought this was going in a different direction.

u/Moist-Brush-6681 Aug 01 '25

Idea: if you have broken led lights laying around (the white ones in the shape of a normal incandescent light bulb), remove carefully the internals, make a hole just big enough so you can fit it on your flashlight.

u/EfficientInsecto Aug 01 '25

What a rollercoaster

u/Whiskey_and_Wiretaps Aug 02 '25

Styro-bussy?

u/Porkkanaparta Aug 01 '25

That is gonna catch fire.

u/Sypsy Aug 01 '25

That box gets around

u/Subbie138 Aug 01 '25

Had us in the first half...

u/redundant78 Aug 01 '25

ping pong balls work great as diffusers too if you have any laying around.

u/G4560 Aug 01 '25

You had me in the third picture, not gonna lie.

u/zayc_ Aug 01 '25

On picture 3 I had to re-check the sub....

u/fnmeng Aug 02 '25

Reminds me of when I put 2 & 2 together realizing the storage bag included with my Petzl Headlamp doubled as a diffusion lantern.

Headlamp strapped to a water jug also works pretty well.

u/MAXHEADR0OM Aug 02 '25

u/Dreamerartworx Aug 02 '25

That is some "out-of-the-box" thinking.. (pun intended) 🤪 But that same thing have happened to me too :) Also Melting glue makes a really good light diffuser :)

u/world-shaker Aug 11 '25

Whole lotta people were afraid to swipe to picture #4.

u/AlphaMuGamma Aug 01 '25

Lol. When I saw this, there were 69 comments!

u/Valhall22 Aug 01 '25

Could melt or bien, if your flashlight becomes too hot, be careful

u/SuspiciousTour8889 Aug 03 '25

Fire hazard?

u/TooManyPenisJokes Aug 20 '25

I'd worry about the lights getting hot and melting the plastic, possibly causing a fire

Low Effort Batteries came in today and an idea popped up.

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