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Watch UK Inventor Colin Furze Survive a Fireworks Blast In a Metal Suit

Posted by timothy on from the could-substitute-cherry-bombs-in-the-basement dept.

Nerval's Lobster writes Labor Day is nigh, and with it the official end of summer. It's time to pack away the umbrellas and beach towels, and perhaps spend a few minutes flipping through photos of all the fun times you had over the past couple months: the grilling, the trips, the fireworks oh yes, the fireworks Chances are pretty good that you've set off more than a few fireworks in your time. But Colin Furze, the British inventor and YouTube celebrity who once co-hosted Sky1's Gadget Geeks? Well, he puts everybody's love of fireworks to shame. He loves fireworks so much, in fact, that he built a giant metal suit so he could stand in the middle of an epic pyrotechnic display. No matter how good your own engineering skills (or strong your courage), it's inadvisable to try this at home. But it's sure fun to watch.

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  1. It's made of plated steel by bytesex · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Isn't steel. next to strength, not also known for its superb conductivity of heat?

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    1. Re:It's made of plated steel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Much like bullets, fireworks are more dangerous in terms of kinetic energy than thermal energy in general.

  2. 2nd best place to watch fireworks: from above by Storebj0rn · · Score: 2

    I once flew into London Heathrow on a clear Guy Fawkes night. I looked like the city was a boiling couldron of some glowing witch brew.

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  3. Knights in Shining Armour? by jafffacake · · Score: 2

    Wasn't a suit a bit like this, but infinitely more flexible, invented over 500 years ago? I re-enact medieval battles and the full plate gear that we wear dated 1480 is perfectly firework proof. it's possible to do cartwheels whilst wearing it, too!

  4. argh by Bender+Unit+22 · · Score: 2

    There was more information in the the text describing the video than the content of the video itself.
    Also it seemed that the "suit" was the worst place to see the fireworks.

    It's the sort of thing people share on Facebook and I believe it was made for that purpose as it contained no information or explanation, was short and didn't require sound to watch(safe for work).

    Thankfully YouTube DOES contain lots of interesting information from people around the world. Of course of varying quality.
    Personally I enjoy watching videos related to different type of electronics and pinball machines, found some useful repair videos. (one example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... ). Also Conan has his "serious jibber jabber" that I found interesting( https://www.youtube.com/playli... )