Filed by: Julian on April 25th 2008
| Feature |
Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch |
24 W White LED Torch |
| Burn Time (minutes) |
15 |
120 |
| Length (cm) |
72 |
38 |
| Brightness |
“flame can be identified and photographed in sunshine and areas of extreme brightness” |
“The brightest torch we have ever seen!”, “not for the faint hearted” (1800 Lumens) |
| Wind-proof? |
Good (up to 65 km/hr) |
Excellent
|
| Water-proof? |
Good (Withstands rain at up to 50 mm/hr)
|
Excellent
|
| Protester’s Fire-extinguisher proof? |
No |
Yes |
| Can be re-charged from car lighter? |
No |
Yes |
| Coloured filters supplied? |
No |
Yes |
| Lanyard supplied? |
No |
Yes |
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Comment by Bork Blatt on May 7, 2008
“not for the faint hearted.”
That’s what the reasoning is – the Chinese are being aware of those with weak hearts. Wouldn’t want anyone to have a myocardial infarction at the sight of all that luminosity.