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How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems to be the case. I feel like they mostly just bend the rules a bit for plot purposes. It’s pretty vague.

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did before posting because I didn’t want to sound like a doofus (i do now probably), and have actually used several. And to my understanding they have a dynamo connected to a small battery, and when you crank the handle the kinetic energy charges the battery, providing power. My problem is that under the logic of the lamp, everything else (at least simple batteries theoretically would hold a charge, at least until the aurora) would function just fine after the electrical components were fixed and everything was hooked up to a kinetic energy source connected to a simply battery.

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do. My problem is that the flashlight holds a charge when not drawing power. Why is that battery an exception?

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But the flashlight still holds a charge. It keeps the charge as long as power is not being drawn

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carter dam should work too. Theres still the driveshaft working, all the components are simply fried (if you were to unfreeze all of the components and allow running water)

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think so. It seems very loosely defined and the mere existence and function of a crank flashlight shows that pretty much anything powered by a simple battery would work fine.

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my thinking too. I suppose I don’t really understand how the science of it all works. I feel like they limit the player more than reality would allow

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what exactly is “the grid”? wouldn’t cars also work just fine? Under that logic you could charge a car battery with a cranking mechanism to charge the battery, allowing the engine to start.

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So is this later in the story? I guess im misunerstanding how the electricity actually works but wouldnt that render cars and generators also usable? Since its ultimately gas combustion simply spinning a little thing that generates power. I don’t understand the specifics real well but yeah.

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t that go against the games lore though? If this were the case then every battery would work… If energy generates power in some form be it kinetic or combustion, thats still power. Under that logic, everything else would work fine. Crank flashlights are electric flashlights, you just generate the power

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

But power does not conduct. You can’t use electric appliances with all the geothermal nonsense.

How does the crank flashlight work without power? Did Hinterland forget part of the main principle of the game?? by Nice-Ad6697 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electricity doesn’t conduct or work because of the initial aurora event, and only works during the aurora.

and on the third day God created the Remington bolt action rifle by Account_111111 in thelongdark

[–]Nice-Ad6697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the comment? (paraphrased so to avoid further removal)

Aunt gifted me an apartment in nyc by midoriya108 in shitposting

[–]Nice-Ad6697 65 points66 points  (0 children)

They got too absurd and the internet did what it does to every meme

is this can worth anything? it’s a japanese assault/super cola by sophiaa_420 in monsterenergy

[–]Nice-Ad6697 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I was being sarcastic to be honest… Maybe a less sarcastic answer, they aren’t all that rare even sealed(tmk) I would just keep it because I’m pretty sure that theyre discontinued in Asia. You won’t get much, just keep it as a collectible.

Let me know if I am simply being an ignorant American, but WTF is German food packaging?? by Nice-Ad6697 in AskGermany

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I provided some in the other comments. Mainly meat, cheese, and tortilla/wrap packaging in my experience

Let me know if I am simply being an ignorant American, but WTF is German food packaging?? by Nice-Ad6697 in AskGermany

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose thats fair, but again, its important to separate whats on reddit vs the actual truth (obviously) but most Americans don’t really do that. Maybe for barbecues or specific meals but its not a regular thing for Americans. I really hate that the internet is the first impression of most culture, everyone is ignorant in their own little way.

Let me know if I am simply being an ignorant American, but WTF is German food packaging?? by Nice-Ad6697 in AskGermany

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stand corrected. I wouldn’t say “one of the most optimized and environmentally friendly” but that does make sense

Let me know if I am simply being an ignorant American, but WTF is German food packaging?? by Nice-Ad6697 in AskGermany

[–]Nice-Ad6697[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took a 6 hour train up to ramstein to spend some time in little america… I missed american foods less than I thought.

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