Mad1
06-15-2006, 11:35 AM
:flamer:
Wouldn't you want one? A flame-thrower (http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/) to deter would-be carjackers?
Check out the video link of the thing in action. You could definitely roast a marshmallo
Tidbits from the story.
The Blaster squirts liquefied gas from a bottle in the automobile's trunk through two nozzles, located under the front doors. The gas is then ignited by an electric spark to cast a man-high fireball, reportedly with no damage to the paint.
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Blaster inventor Charl Fourie, 33, disputed concerns that the flamethrower could burn someone to death.
"My personal feeling is that it would definitely blind a person. He will never see again," he said
Firefighters, medical personnel and the police agree 100 percent "that it will never kill a person," Fourie asserted. "This is definitely non-lethal.... A person is not going to stand there for a minute while you roast him. It will fend off the attacker, and that's the end of it."
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Of course, that could depend ... since the breadth and depth of blast can be modified according to individual preference. Check out the video on that page linked above.
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The first buyer, Police Superintendent David Walkley of Johannesburg's crime intelligence unit, is satisfied the Blaster is legal, provided it is used correctly.
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Wow ... yet another reason never to visit South Africa. The police need flame-throwers on their cars to feel safe.
Mad1
Jeremy
P.S. I should note that this story is from 1998. I wonder if they have changed the laws by now?
Don't ask my why I'm researching flame-throwers on my last day of work at my new job. (I start a better job tomorrow ... so don't expect to see my on the 6 o'clock news tonight.)
Wouldn't you want one? A flame-thrower (http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/) to deter would-be carjackers?
Check out the video link of the thing in action. You could definitely roast a marshmallo
Tidbits from the story.
The Blaster squirts liquefied gas from a bottle in the automobile's trunk through two nozzles, located under the front doors. The gas is then ignited by an electric spark to cast a man-high fireball, reportedly with no damage to the paint.
...................
Blaster inventor Charl Fourie, 33, disputed concerns that the flamethrower could burn someone to death.
"My personal feeling is that it would definitely blind a person. He will never see again," he said
Firefighters, medical personnel and the police agree 100 percent "that it will never kill a person," Fourie asserted. "This is definitely non-lethal.... A person is not going to stand there for a minute while you roast him. It will fend off the attacker, and that's the end of it."
..........
Of course, that could depend ... since the breadth and depth of blast can be modified according to individual preference. Check out the video on that page linked above.
...........
The first buyer, Police Superintendent David Walkley of Johannesburg's crime intelligence unit, is satisfied the Blaster is legal, provided it is used correctly.
..........
Wow ... yet another reason never to visit South Africa. The police need flame-throwers on their cars to feel safe.
Mad1
Jeremy
P.S. I should note that this story is from 1998. I wonder if they have changed the laws by now?
Don't ask my why I'm researching flame-throwers on my last day of work at my new job. (I start a better job tomorrow ... so don't expect to see my on the 6 o'clock news tonight.)