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-insert intro sentence or paragraph here+When you need to see in the dark, you can use a **flashlight**. Those of you used to using your phone's flashlight app to illuminate dark spaces might be surprised to learn that you can actually get a standalone flashlight, which doesn't [[hazards:stingray|leak your personal information]]. 
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 +Before you run out and buy the first one you find, there are a few things you should know which will help you select the most suitable flashlight for your needs.
  
  
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 A couple more points of advice: A couple more points of advice:
  
-  * **An overly aggressive bezel:** EDC size lights don't have very much mass so I don't think they're especially effective as striking devices. Super aggressive bezels can tear up your pockets more quickly. Having a strike bezel won't disqualify a light for me though.+  * **An overly aggressive bezel:** Super aggressive bezels can tear up your pockets. EDC size lights don't have very much mass anyways, so they aren't especially effective as striking devices. Having a strike bezel won't disqualify a light for me though.
  
   * **Zoom:** Zoomable lights are hugely popular right now, but they are a really poor solution. A zoom mechanism adds many failure points, compromises water and dust resistance, and makes the light less optically efficient (light gets trapped inside the head). A well designed fixed flashlight beam gives you a bright hotspot for throw as well as wide spill for flood without having to zoom your light in and out. Zoom disqualifies a light for me.   * **Zoom:** Zoomable lights are hugely popular right now, but they are a really poor solution. A zoom mechanism adds many failure points, compromises water and dust resistance, and makes the light less optically efficient (light gets trapped inside the head). A well designed fixed flashlight beam gives you a bright hotspot for throw as well as wide spill for flood without having to zoom your light in and out. Zoom disqualifies a light for me.
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 If you don't know where to begin searching for a flashlight of your own, the following flashlight models have been evaluated by AMI faculty members:  If you don't know where to begin searching for a flashlight of your own, the following flashlight models have been evaluated by AMI faculty members: 
  
-  * [[https://everydaycarry.com/news/streamlight-protac-2aa-x-usb-flashlight/|Streamlight ProTac 2AA-X USB]] - insert description here+  * [[https://everydaycarry.com/news/streamlight-protac-2aa-x-usb-flashlight/|Streamlight ProTac 2AA-X USB]]
  
   * [[https://maglite.com|Maglite]] - Maglites are the classic American workhorse of flashlights, have an all-metal casing, and come in a multitude of sizes and colors. Get the giant D-Cell models if you want something that can knock someone out with a single blow. LED models are generally brighter.   * [[https://maglite.com|Maglite]] - Maglites are the classic American workhorse of flashlights, have an all-metal casing, and come in a multitude of sizes and colors. Get the giant D-Cell models if you want something that can knock someone out with a single blow. LED models are generally brighter.
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