Comments on: Fire Extinguisher or Grenade Launcher? http://geekadelphia.com/2008/08/29/fire-extinguisher-or-grenade-launcher/ A Guide To Everything Geek In The City Of Brotherly Love Thu, 24 May 2012 04:42:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Core Files - Happy New 2009! http://geekadelphia.com/2008/08/29/fire-extinguisher-or-grenade-launcher/comment-page-1/#comment-3256 The Core Files - Happy New 2009! Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:54:35 +0000 http://geekadelphia.com/?p=1650#comment-3256 [...] won’t require seat belts, airbags, parachutes, or trauma units.  I wouldn’t mind using the fire-fighting bazooka though.  May it also bring more Internet nonsense like this insane Star Trek/Doctor Who [...] [...] won’t require seat belts, airbags, parachutes, or trauma units.  I wouldn’t mind using the fire-fighting bazooka though.  May it also bring more Internet nonsense like this insane Star Trek/Doctor Who [...]

]]> By: Paulie Danger http://geekadelphia.com/2008/08/29/fire-extinguisher-or-grenade-launcher/comment-page-1/#comment-2420 Paulie Danger Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:31:51 +0000 http://geekadelphia.com/?p=1650#comment-2420 I see some practical changes that should be made. The handle needs to be redesigned for fire fighter comfort (gloves are bulky). And they should add some d-rings so it can be used on a high-rise pack (shoulder straps). But I think the price point is going to determine whether it enters practical fire fighting. If a fire is big enough that you're lobbing CO2 pellets into the middle of it, you're more likely to be bringing hose lines in. I also think refills will be more expensive. So as awesome as this thing is, I don't think it'll get out of the "sweet fucking idea" stage. I see some practical changes that should be made. The handle needs to be redesigned for fire fighter comfort (gloves are bulky). And they should add some d-rings so it can be used on a high-rise pack (shoulder straps).

But I think the price point is going to determine whether it enters practical fire fighting. If a fire is big enough that you’re lobbing CO2 pellets into the middle of it, you’re more likely to be bringing hose lines in.

I also think refills will be more expensive. So as awesome as this thing is, I don’t think it’ll get out of the “sweet fucking idea” stage.

]]> By: The Core Files - Fire Extinguisher or Grenade Launcher? http://geekadelphia.com/2008/08/29/fire-extinguisher-or-grenade-launcher/comment-page-1/#comment-2418 The Core Files - Fire Extinguisher or Grenade Launcher? Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:49:45 +0000 http://geekadelphia.com/?p=1650#comment-2418 [...] Fire Extinguisher or Grenade Launcher? – MUST HAVE!  Can I get one that shoots a mix of rounds, some to start fires and some to put them out?  I love the design–a thing of beauty except for the hospital white.  It should come in a nice gunmetal or jet black finish.  I love the range control too, but how about gyro-stabilizers and a laser rangefinder? [...] [...] Fire Extinguisher or Grenade Launcher? – MUST HAVE!  Can I get one that shoots a mix of rounds, some to start fires and some to put them out?  I love the design–a thing of beauty except for the hospital white.  It should come in a nice gunmetal or jet black finish.  I love the range control too, but how about gyro-stabilizers and a laser rangefinder? [...]

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