Actually, when desertrunner first brought his enthusiasm for flashlights to me, I didn't get it, and mostly wrote it off.
I have a friend who is about 18 years old and we were chatting about lights one time and he was kinda interested and then bought a Pelican 2380r and later texted me how much he has unexpectably used it it during power outages, etc. He's a light geek now for sure.
Me too. However, when we chat, he's usually measuring my 'flashlight' with his mouth. He never can seem to measure the entire thing though.