which is it?

Aod · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:13

Americans say Flashlight, English say Torch.

which do you guys think is correct? personally, i think that Flashlight is an abomination.

anyway, any of you guys have high-performance tactical torches, because i'm looking for a nice small one and was wondering if any of you guys had any reccomendations

ninja economist · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:13

It can be whatever the hell I want to call it.

So what?

Scuzi · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:17

I call it a handlight. A torch is a stick that is on fire. Handlight>Flashlight>Torch.
FACT.

IamMed · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:18

tbh both terms have there flaws, afterall for many a year a "torch" was a burning stick!

edit: I need to type faster

benjo · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:28

Aod said:
anyway, any of you guys have high-performance tactical torches, because i'm looking for a nice small one and was wondering if any of you guys had any reccomendations

Well my dad has just bought a Maglight, and although i can't compare it to much, it felt pretty decent, the light it emits is pretty amazing too

Aod · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:29

Scuzi said:
I call it a handlight. A torch is a stick that is on fire. Handlight>Flashlight>Torch.
FACT.

but if i started calling torches handlights, no-one would have the foggiest idea what i'm talking about.

IamMed · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:30

Aod said:
but if i started calling torches handlights, no-one would have the foggiest idea what i'm talking about.

Then you put a lit torch in there back pocket and they will learn very quickly

Scuzi · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:31

Aod said:
but if i started calling torches handlights, no-one would have the foggiest idea what i'm talking about.

They would surely, it's a light that you hold in your hand, a handlight. It doesn't get any more basic.

Cash machine? ATM? No. Moneyhole.
Supermarket? Hypermarket? No. Big shop.

Aod · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:35

benjo said:
Well my dad has just bought a Maglight, and although i can't compare it to much, it felt pretty decent, the light it emits is pretty amazing too

maglites are... insufficient.

i have a small LED torch thats about 5 times brighter than a mini maglite.

i'm talking about torches that use lithium batteries and last a couple of hours.

Cybermyk · 29 Jan 2007 at 22:42

I call them dead battery containers.

Tip: hide them from your kids

Helium_Junkie · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:04

A burning stick is a torch, not the other way around

(My opinion only I imagine).
Torch for me

Handlight? What the....

gjrc · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:07

its the ENGLISH language!

therefor in England most people say torch imo hence torch is correct.

a torch USED to be a burning stick

Samtheman1k · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:12

Aod said:
Americans say Flashlight, English say Torch.

If you're English, then it's a torch, if you're American, then it's a Flashlight.

Sirrel Squirrel · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:16

Samtheman1k said:
If you're English, then it's a torch, if you're American, then it's a Flashlight.

case closed

Fireskull · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:16

gjrc said:
a torch USED to be a burning stick

USED to be? so if i go and light the end of a stick whats that called now then?

Sirrel Squirrel · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:17

A torch genius

gjrc · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:19

Fireskull said:
USED to be? so if i go and light the end of a stick whats that called now then?

a crap sparkler

Jimmi · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:24

Scuzi said:
They would surely, it's a light that you hold in your hand, a handlight. It doesn't get any more basic.

Cash machine? ATM? No. Moneyhole.
Supermarket? Hypermarket? No. Big shop.

lol, i have a similar naming scheme

the canteen/restaurant is known as the foodhole

Fireskull · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:34

Sirrel Squirrel said:
A torch genius

So they can still mean the same thing

the word Torch has been around longer so english history > american history

platypus · 30 Jan 2007 at 09:44

This little beauty.