Just how many times have you stumbled, scratched (or at least bruised) yourself and bumped your head when wandering through dark hallways in the basement of the building you live in? You know, when you have to go there and turn off the water so you can change/fix your water pipes under the kitchen sink. Let's not mention the possibility of stepping in large puddles.

For such places, where you need some light but also both hands to handle other stuff, here's the solution for you, the light bomb. It's called a light bomb because of its shape, just like the water mines you see in cartoons and videogames. It sports a super bright wide angle LED surrounded by 12 stalks.

On top of each stalk lies a powerful neodymium magnet. The water mine shape wasn't adopted just for aesthetics, but also for versatility. Thanks to the magnets, you can attach the light bomb to any surface that will stick and even more, also aim the light exactly in the direction you need it.

It's just the perfect thing to keep in your bag, toolbox or even pocket due to the small size of only 4.5cm in diameter. Just turn them on, stick them to something and carry on with your work. Power is provided by three button batteries - LR44 - that should last a while if you remember to turn the bomb off when you're done.

I can already see about 100 of these being used to light a temporary party location or just a couple of them used when out camping. I must admit that I have never considered the commodity of having a magnetic light. Considering its low price, with $7.99 written on the price tag, including the button batteries, it should be easily doable.


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