History Main / AbsurdlyBrightLight

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie'' has King Neptune and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADkLBtSGKMo his shiny bald head]]. So devastating is this baldness that it emits blinding light while ''indoors and underwater'' and leads to a variation of a RunningGag from Fred, the "My leg!" guy.

* Not quite a gag, but there are some flashlights out there that can blind you even if you're wearing sunglasses. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZCj6JC0lXY&t=9m47s This video from 2016 proves that.]] And it's only gotten brighter since then, with "coke can blasters" of 2018 frequently surpassing the 10.000 lumen mark. That power comes at a price, though: these torches are very prone to {{overheating}} at higher levels, and [[TenSecondFlashlight drain the battery in less than an hour]]. Others are not quite as bright, but the beam collimation is so focused [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LStmsIyGldA they can reach a hilarious distance,]] and it only goes crazier when you swap the light-emitting diode for an LEP[[note]]not "Light-Emitting Plasma," it actually means "Light-Excitation Phosphor"[[/note]] like [[https://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?449538-LEP-VS-LED the ultra-compact Acebeam W10]].

* In ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', Turtle Team initially customizes their Pz 38(T) with a [[BlingOfWar gold paint job]] that makes the tank glow so much in the sun it has permanent LensFlare. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome This ensures that it's really easy for enemy tanks to see them]] and they ditch it for a more historically-accurate brown before the first match of the tournament.

* [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros The Falcon Punch]] in ''VideoGame/FZero [[TheAnimeOfTheGame GP Legend]]''.

* Not quite a gag, but there are some flashlights out there that can blind you even if you're wearing sunglasses. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZCj6JC0lXY&t=9m47s This video from 2016 proves that.]] And it's only gotten brighter since then, with "coke can blasters" of 2018 frequently surpassing the 10.000 lumen mark. That power comes at a price, though: these torches are very prone to {{overheating}} at higher levels, and [[TenSecondFlashlight drain the battery in less than an hour]]. Others are not quite as bright, but the beam collimation is so focused [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LStmsIyGldA they can reach a hilarious distance,]] and it only goes crazier when you swap the light-emitting diode for an LEP[[note]]not "Light-Emitting Plasma," it actually means "Light-Excitation Phosphor"[[/note]] like [[https://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?449538-LEP-VS-LED the ultra-compact Acebeam W10]]. {{Markiplier}} made a video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB59Q2dMJN8]] about finding the world's brightest flashlight. When he responded to demands to use it outside during the night in a [=TikTok=], it turned the sky blue, causing him to turn it off and run back inside in an OhCrap moment.

* One Sunday ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} strip had the titular cat notice the fridge's bulb has died, and decides to replace it with a ''much'' bigger bulb. When Jon later enters the kitchen for a midnight snack... cut to the house's exterior, where beams of light are seen streaming out of ''all'' of the house's windows.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode “Night Light” Spongebob is so scared of the dark, that he buys an absurd amount of night lights, but that’s somehow not enough. Patrick comes over and they even bring in a ''lighthouse'' to brighten up Spongebob’s home.

* Not quite a gag, but there are some flashlights out there that can blind you even if you're wearing sunglasses. [[https://youtu.be/kZCj6JC0lXY?t=9m47s This video from 2016 proves that.]] And it's only gotten brighter since then, with "coke can blasters" of 2018 frequently surpassing the 10.000 lumen mark. That power comes at a price, though: these torches are very prone to {{overheating}} at higher levels, and [[TenSecondFlashlight drain the battery in less than an hour]]. Others are not quite as bright, but the beam collimation is so focused [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LStmsIyGldA they can reach a hilarious distance,]] and it only goes crazier when you swap the light-emitting diode for an LEP[[note]]not "Light-Emitting Plasma", it actually means "Light-Excitation Phosphor"[[/note]] like [[https://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?449538-LEP-VS-LED the ultra-compact Acebeam W10]]. {{Markiplier}} made a video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB59Q2dMJN8]] about finding the world's brightest flashlight. When he responded to demands to use it outside during the night in a TikTok, it turned the sky blue, causing him to turn it off and run back inside in an OhCrap moment.

* Not quite a gag, but there are some flashlights out there that can blind you even if you're wearing sunglasses. [[https://youtu.be/kZCj6JC0lXY?t=9m47s This video from 2016 proves that.]] And it's only gotten brighter since then, with "coke can blasters" of 2018 frequently surpassing the 10.000 lumen mark. That power comes at a price, though: these torches are very prone to {{overheating}} at higher levels, and [[TenSecondFlashlight drain the battery in less than an hour]]. Others are not quite as bright, but the beam collimation is so focused [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LStmsIyGldA they can reach a hilarious distance,]] and it only goes crazier when you swap the light-emitting diode for an LEP[[note]]not "Light-Emitting Plasma", it actually means "Light-Excitation Phosphor"[[/note]] like [[https://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?449538-LEP-VS-LED the ultra-compact Acebeam W10]].

* On ''TheSimpsons,'' Bart sleeps over at the Wiggum house. When Chief turns out the light, Ralph's night light is so bright Bart has to shield his eyes. Ralph says, "I'm scared," with the implication that he's STILL afraid of the dark.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield 3}}'' the unlock-able flashlight attachment for most guns. This flashlight is literally brighter than the in game sun (at least on X-box) and if glanced from a close distance, can completely cover the screen in white.

* [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} Jon's]] smile in [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1430 a comic]] from ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'', complete with [[ShoutOut the name]] "[[Literature/WhiteTeeth Zadie Smithfield]]".

** From the same creator, ''Blog/WhatIf'' naturally has [[https://what-if.xkcd.com/13/ several]] [[https://what-if.xkcd.com/35/ catastrophic]] [[https://what-if.xkcd.com/119/ examples]] when things are turned UpToEleven.

* Happens to the Jerk in the ''Full House'' episode of ''[[WebVideo/{{SomeJerkWithACamera}} Some Jerk With A Camera]]'' due to the overwhelming whiteness of Jesse and the Rippers.

* In ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', Turtle Team initially customizes their Pz 38(T) with a [[BlingOfWar gold paint job]] that makes the tank glow so much in the sun it has permanent LensFlare. [[RealityEnsues This insures that it's really easy for enemy tanks to see them]] and they ditch it for a more historically-accurate brown before the first match of the tournament.

* In ''Deck the Halls'', Danny [=DeVito's=] character wants to decorate his house so that the lights can be seen from space. This creates the major conflict.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode “Night Light” SpongeBob is so scared of the dark, that he buys an absurd amount of night lights, but that’s somehow not enough. Patrick comes over and they even bring in a ''lighthouse'' to brighten up SpongeBob’s home.

In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode “Night Light” SpongeBob is so scared of the dark, that he buys an absurd amount of night lights, but that’s somehow not enough. Patrick comes over and they even bring in a ''lighthouse'' to brighten up SpongeBob’s home.

A {{Comedy}} trope in which a light is far brighter than any RealLife light of that type, or possibly anything short of the sun. Generally established by panning all the way out to space with the beam still visible. Bonus points if the light bulb used is a tiny incandescent one.[[note]]The gag doesn't work as well with LED technology, where it's the norm for a tiny 4mm
lamp to put out almost twice the light of a regular household lamp.[[/note]]

Can lead to BlindedByTheLight. Compare NuclearCandle. May be a component of OverTheTopChristmasDecorations.

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A {{Comedy}} trope in which a light is far brighter than any RealLife light of that type, or possibly anything short of the sun. Generally established by panning all the way out to space with the beam still visible. Bonus points if the light bulb used is a tiny incandescent one.[[note]]The gag doesn't work as well with LED technology, where you can have a tiny 4mm lamp put out almost twice the light of a regular household lamp.[[/note]]

* Not quite a gag, but there are some flashlights out there that can blind you even if you're wearing sunglasses. [[https://youtu.be/kZCj6JC0lXY?t=9m47s This video from 2016 proves that.]] And it's only gotten brighter since then, with "coke can blasters" of 2018 frequently surpassing the 10.000 lumen mark. That power comes at a price, though: these torches are very prone to {{overheating}} at higher levels, and [[TenSecondFlashlight drain the battery in less than an hour]]. Others are not quite as bright, but the beam collimation is so focused [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LStmsIyGldA they can reach a hilarious distance.]]
* A variety of RealLife lights verge on this. Out of context, they are absurdly bright, but they are in fact ''reasonably'' bright for the tasks they were intended for. This includes powerful spotlights mounted on aircraft and ships, weaponized high-intensity lamps mounted on ground vehicles [[BlindedByTheLight meant to blind and disorient the enemy]], and search-and-rescue spotlights.

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* Not quite a gag, but there are some flashlights out there that can blind you even if you're wearing sunglasses. [[https://youtu.be/kZCj6JC0lXY?t=9m47s This video from 2016 proves that.]] And it's only gotten brighter since then, with "coke can blasters" of 2018 frequently surpassing the 10.000 lumen mark. Others are not quite as bright, but the beam collimation is so focused [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LStmsIyGldA they can reach a hilarious distance.]] That power comes at a price, though: these torches are very prone to {{overheating}} at higher levels.

* Not quite a gag, but there are some flashlights out there that can blind you even if you're wearing sunglasses. [[https://youtu.be/kZCj6JC0lXY?t=9m47s This video proves that.]]
* A variety of RealLife lights verge on this, except for the small fact that they are in fact a ''reasonable'' degree of brightness for the tasks they were intended for. This includes powerful spotlights mounted on aircraft and ships, and even weaponized high-intensity lamps mounted on ground vehicles [[BlindedByTheLight meant to blind and disorient the enemy]].

* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' [[https://xkcd.com/1603 on modern flashlights.]]

A {{Comedy}} trope in which a light is far brighter than any RealLife light of that type, or possibly anything short of the sun. Generally established by panning all the way out to space with the beam still visible. Bonus points if the light bulb used is a tiny incandescent one.[[note]]The gag doesn't work as well with LED technology, where you can have a tiny 4mm
lamp put out almost twice the light of a regular household lamp.[[/note]]

Can lead to BlindedByTheLight. Compare NuclearCandle. May be a component of OverthetopChristmasDecorations.

* Not quite a gag, but there are some flashlights out there that can blind you even if you're wearing sunglasses. [[https://youtu.be/kZCj6JC0lXY?t=9m47s This video proves that]].
* A variety of RealLife lights verge on this, except for the small fact that they are in fact a ''reasonable'' degree of brightness for the tasks they were intended for. This includes powerful spotlights mounted on aircraft and ships, and even weaponized high-intensity lamps mounted on ground vehicles [[BlindedByTheLight meant to blind and disorient the enemy.]]