Why do they use flashlights?
By marguicha
@marguicha (230351)
Chile
June 14, 2017 11:15am CST
Lately I have been thinking about lots of trivial questions. It must be that I´m relaxing after my party.
Today, as I watched TV the several forensic reruns we all know by heart, I wondered why do the good guys always enter a house with their flashlights on.
When I need light in a room at my house, I turn on the lights. When and if I go to a dark tunnel, I´d use the kid of light that miners use (that leave their hands free).
So, why use a miserable flashlight?
Now, I confess that even with that poor equipment, they win. They must be marvels: they go with their small flashlights and ancient guns while the bad guys always have machine guns. And they always win after an exciting hour (including commercials
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Now, I confess that even with that poor equipment, they win. They must be marvels: they go with their small flashlights and ancient guns while the bad guys always have machine guns. And they always win after an exciting hour (including commercials)7 people like this
8 responses
@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jun 17
I've never noticed that they have their flashlights on. BUt, it could be that they are walking into a strange environment, they don't know where the light switches are.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
@marguicha ......Most NCIS and police force woman wear ugly black shoes.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jun 17
@marguicha .........I have seen them wear both on those shows.
@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
15 Jun 17
@celticeagle I was thinking about Criminal Minds and CSI
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 Jun 17
I love to go in places with flashlights
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
15 Jun 17
I have one in my night table, in case the light goes off in an earthquake.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
14 Jun 17
I always wondered that, too. Another think I wonder is why they hold them that way, in a fist even with their heads. That would be awfully uncomfortable for me and limit the angles I could aim the light at. I always hold my flashlight with my thumb on top and my fingers wrapped around it. That way I can comfortably point it anywhere. If I held it like they did I would have a problem pointing it down and to the side and probably other angles, too.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
15 Jun 17
So true! But they are the same characters that have the woman cops race to get the bad guys in stilettos
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
14 Jun 17
I watched two episodes of "Closed Case" yesterday and I hardly ever watch it but I did not see them use flash lights in those two episodes.
You are right though they always manage to win.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
15 Jun 17
@marguicha
I was just thinking that they might use flash lights to keep us all in suspense and make it more mysterious also?
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jun 17
They can't touch light switches because there may be fingerprints.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Jun 17
They can see in the dark corners and shadows. They can see a tint spot of blood ... stuff like that..
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jun 17
Haha. Isn't Hollywood lovely. Although they might be able to get it done quicker if they had headlamps on.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
15 Jun 17
It is! And all the good characters know chemistry, forensics and how to get a bad guy (to say the least)
