# Pointing a 15-million Candlepower Flashlight at an Airplane **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 3, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630 "2005-10-03T19:41:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630/21 "2005-10-05T02:07:02Z")
I was talking about flashlights at 40,000 feet, **GusNSpot** , not lasers on approach. I was responding to the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630/22 "2005-10-05T02:58:34Z")
What on earth could possibly justifly a 15 million CP flashlight? ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630/23 "2005-10-05T05:24:22Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > What on earth could possibly justifly a 15 million CP flashlight? Testosterone. I eagerly await its arrival at Costco. I find their current 10m candlepower offering to be insufficient. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630/24 "2005-10-05T05:37:30Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > What on earth could possibly justifly a 15 million CP flashlight? When I hear noises at night, I want a flashlight that can light up my livestock at the far end of the pasture (about 1/4 mile away) to make sure they’re okay. ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630/25 "2005-10-05T06:33:08Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > What on earth could possibly justifly a 15 million CP flashlight? Handheld tanning? Cooking with a flashlight? Looking into the beam to see those cool floaty blobs? Handheld Bat signal? Hair drying without the blowing? Finaly showing those snotty candles a thing or two? Too cheap for xrays on that broken hand? The list goes on and on. ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630/26 "2005-10-05T13:33:04Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > Testosterone. I eagerly await its arrival at Costco. I find their current 10m candlepower offering to be insufficient. If testosterone is driving your purchases, you might want to go with these TWO-BILLION CANDLEPOWER KLIEG LIGHTS. See: “Dancing in the Streets” > **[Fifth (5th) Avenue Theatre opens in Seattle amid gala celebration on...](https://www.historylink.org/File/3753)** disclaimer: Not sure if 2 Billion is aggregate candlepower, or individual. Either way, don’t stare into the beam. It could melt your head. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630/27 "2005-10-05T17:36:27Z")
> [@Carnac the Magnificent!](#): > > If testosterone is driving your purchases, you might want to go with these TWO-BILLION CANDLEPOWER KLIEG LIGHTS. > > See: “Dancing in the Streets” > > [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file\_id=3753](http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3753) > > disclaimer: Not sure if 2 Billion is aggregate candlepower, or individual. Either way, don’t stare into the beam. It could melt your head. I’m there! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-a-15-million-candlepower-flashlight-at-an-airplane/324630.md?page=1)