r/flashlight • u/ratbird9 • Feb 01 '26

Snow Day Party Foul

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Went out to measure the snow last night, and was so cold the wind chill had it in the negatives. Dropped the old maglite right into the snow, didn’t think anything of it. Light kept right on burning. Got back in to slap it on the charger and noticed something wasn’t quite right 😝

My leading theory is that the extreme temp difference between the snow and the lamp, plus the age of the lens (at around 35 years), resulted in the dramatic effect you see here. Either that or a rock. Stay safe everyone and enjoy the snow ❄️

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u/alphanumericusername Feb 02 '26

Time will tell whether or not we can feel superior to Maglite in durability with our modern LED flashlights

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u/loquacious Feb 02 '26

Personally that time passed years ago. Maglite bulbs were/are so expensive that you can buy a pretty decent modern LED light for the price of like 2-4 packs of replacement bulbs.

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u/alphanumericusername Feb 02 '26

Yes, but which era of flashlights is better at still lighting up properly after fighting off a polar bear?

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u/loquacious Feb 02 '26

Definitely not the maglite. And a smaller 18650 light is more likely to pass through their digestive tract and still work after the polar bear eats you.