[at-l] Flash-Light

[mcdermot@xxxxxxxxxxx (McDermott)]

Did you ever wonder why they call it a flashlight?   It doesn't really
flash.

I first heard the following reason on the history channel.  Then, I saw
it again
at a web site called the    "Flashlight Museum".

The first trustworthy flashlight was invented about 1896.  Early portable
electric lights were called "flash lights" because they would not give a
long steady stream of light. The carbon filament bulbs were inefficient
and the
batteries were weak, requiring the user to "flash" the light on for only
a few
seconds at a time.

Here's a link to the "Flashlight Museum"
http://www.geocities.com/~stuarts1031/flashlight.html

Panzer