Fire Extinguisher Balls

An Anonymous Coward writes "The Far Eastern Economic Review has this article about a Thai inventor who has come up with throwable fire extinguisher balls. You just toss them into the fire, or place them in high risk areas, and - boom - they explode from the heat and spew various fire-retardants all over the place. According to the article, they will soon be on sale in Thailand's 7-Eleven stores and are being considered by US-based fire and safety supply company Tyco."

Comments

Fire Extinguisher Balls

[teaserX]

That was my nickname in college.

No oxygen??

[Ark42]

Fire-proof powder, monoammonium phosphate and non-chlorofluorocarbon foam spurt out to dampen the flames and suck up the oxygen that keeps fires burning. At the same time, the ball emits a high-pitched alarm, set at 101 decibels--loud enough to signal for help and just tolerable to human ears.

so, you roll the ball into the fire, suffocate the burning victim, and then run away from the annoying sound the thing makes? sounds great!

Advertisement deal?

[Kronovohr]

I can almost see the commercials now...people throwing these things at fires to the tune of "Goodness, gracious, great balls 'o' fire!"

*shudder*

Fire Fighing Balls..

[j_kenpo]

For some odd reason, Im just picturing a guy throwing a ball at the fire and a big Pokemon coming out and squirting water at it.....

Re:Eye safety?

[wheany]

So would I, because I rutinely watch fires at a few meters with my mouth wide open.

Re:Fire extinguisher bottles

[Ed Avis]

What is the opposite of Molotov?

Re:This could solve a serious problem

[austad]

I couldn't help but wonder how many fire extinguishers out there are as useless as tits on a bull.

So you are implying that that wasn't milk I got from that bull?

In a related announcement...

[ty_kramer]

...the Fire Department of New York just signed Roger Clemens to a five-year contract.

I'm not sure I like this

[Our Man In Redmond]

I mean, I've spent the greater part of my adult life trying to keep my balls out of the fire.