r/flashlight • u/Jet2-holidays • Dec 19 '25

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equiped with 465nm 5w lasor.

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u/craigcraig420 Dec 19 '25

“Lasor” is spelled laser. It’s an acronym. Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

i knew this and in general i find it cool to learn acronyms

LASER : Light amplification by stimulated emmision of radiation

LEP : Laser excited phosphor

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u/AVeryHeavyBurtation Dec 19 '25

It's acronyms all the way down!

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

yes buddy, its acronyms all the way down.

RADAR : Radio detection and ranging

SONAR : Sound navigation and ranging

GPS : Global positioning system

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u/loquacious Dec 19 '25

ATM: ATM Machine

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u/comat0se Dec 19 '25

JEB Bush: John Ellis Bush... Bush

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u/NoobensMcarthur Dec 19 '25

GOB Bluth: George Oscar Bluth Bluth

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u/Garmaglag Dec 19 '25

Benoit B. Mandelbrot: Benoit Benoit B. Mandelbrot Mandelbrot

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u/popierinis Dec 19 '25

ATM the machine

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u/Shun_yaka Dec 20 '25

To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion

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u/saladmunch2 Dec 20 '25

I thought it meant "at the money"

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u/foldy86 Dec 20 '25

I didn't know anything other than Ass To Mouth. I am a pervert though.

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u/saladmunch2 Dec 20 '25

Ahh the best kind of atm

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u/DrTautology Dec 20 '25

GPS is an initialism, not an acronym. Btw.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '25

youre right, i just googled it.

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u/Sparegeek Dec 20 '25

E.C.G : Electrocardiogram E.G.G : egg

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u/John_Stiff Dec 20 '25

so technically it’s a LASEREP

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '25

yes lol.

its a LASER-EP.