Wind-up penguin guides you through the darkness
The best Christmas present I got this year was from an in-law, who handed me a wind-up flashlight and proudly declared in her high, nasal voice: "It's GREEEEEEEEEN!" And that's true. It is green, as it's powered purely by the energy I generate by winding it up. But more importantly, it's useful. Used to be that every time the power went out at our house, we'd inevitably stashed the flashlights in some corner of the closet that's impossible to navigate in the dark, or, more likely, simply forgotten to insert new batteries -- which are also incredibly difficult to discover without any light to guide you.
So I love my little wind-up flashlight. It makes a cool whizzing sound while I give it some juice, and provides bright, soft, soothing light every time I click it on. The only thing that could possible make my GREEEEEEEEN gadget any cooler, would be if it was shaped and decorated like a penguin -- like this Bright Guy LED Penguin Flashlight from the Penguin Gift Shop.
For only $12.95, this delightful little gadget can brighten up your life.
[via Shiny Shiny]
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