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Fight fire with a mean-looking gun
It kind of looks like something from Quake: The Shooter fire extinguisher concept fires CO2 bullets rather than foam, meaning you get to terminate the blaze with extreme prejudice. Only thing this baby's missing is a bandolier for the bullets. Designed by Eunjung Kim, Yangwoo Kim & Junyi Heo.
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I saw this and was amazed like a 12 year old being given a crazy, tricked out R/C dune buggy!
This is a very interesting study on the purpose, use, and design of fire extinguishers.
As a former (volunteer) firefighter, I would looove to be back at the fire station right now with news of this grenade launcher style extinguisher. There's a few pros/cons to consider:
PROS:
*Waaay cool / aesthetically pleasing
*clever design where you can use two hands to handle/steady the device
*probably simple to "reload" and reuse
CONS:
*Marksmanship does not come standard (laser aiming only does soo much, kickback needs to be accounted for)
*may be intimidating to use for many
*may be too fun to use for many (waste of probably pricey CO2 bullets)
*practice/training of using device may waste too many CO2 bullets
*mass producing these things probably more inefficient than a standard extinguisher
*power source may need to be replaced more often (I'm not sure how this thing is powered)
*CO2 bullet rubber coating and pressurization is fine balance to not burst when launched and have an effective blast radius on impact
Still - I think this may be great for a vehicle fire (car, RV, boat, etc.). It's probably a poor idea for a kitchen fire, however.
And I'd be remiss if I didn't provide a link on "standard" fire extinguisher use:
http://www.fire-extinguisher101.com/
http://www.firepreventionweek.org/
Best wishes,
Shalin