ULTIMATE car alarm EVER
08-27-2003, 04:27 PM
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Check this s**t out:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/240x180.html
Imagine hooking that thing up instead of the horn on a car alarm<img border="0" src=smileys/smiley3.gif border="0"> . And it's not supposed to damage paint either!
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Flamethrower now an option on S. African cars
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Crime-obsessed South Africans have a powerful new weapon with which to stop likely criminals: the car flamethrower.
Casting a man-high fireball, reportedly with no damage to the paint, the Blaster has been placed on 25 South African vehicles since its introduction last month.
At 3,900 rand ($655), it offers a cheap, dramatic defense against carjackers. It has yet to be deemed illegal.
South African courts allow killing if convinced that it's in self-defense. The defense is not unheard of. In last year's 13,000 carjackings, criminals often brandished weapons or used them with little provocation.
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, with fiery consequences.
Both sides flame at the same time, regardless of whether the attack is coming from just one side of the vehicle, or whether passersby are on the other side. But the breadth and depth of blast can be modified according to individual preference.
Fire blinds, not kills, maker assures
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."
Fourie has filed an international patent application. He anticipates thousands of orders nationally and from abroad. "The demand is huge," he said.
First customer a Johannesburg police official
The first buyer, Police Superintendent David Walkley of Johannesburg's crime intelligence unit, is satisfied the Blaster is legal, provided it is used correctly.
"It depends entirely on the circumstances and whether you can justify self-defense," he said.
"Yes, there are certain risks in using it, but there are also risks in not having anything at all."http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/240x180.html<edited><editID>jeep45238</editID><editDate>37860.6037384259</editDate></edited>
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/240x180.html
Imagine hooking that thing up instead of the horn on a car alarm<img border="0" src=smileys/smiley3.gif border="0"> . And it's not supposed to damage paint either!
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Flamethrower now an option on S. African cars
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Crime-obsessed South Africans have a powerful new weapon with which to stop likely criminals: the car flamethrower.
Casting a man-high fireball, reportedly with no damage to the paint, the Blaster has been placed on 25 South African vehicles since its introduction last month.
At 3,900 rand ($655), it offers a cheap, dramatic defense against carjackers. It has yet to be deemed illegal.
South African courts allow killing if convinced that it's in self-defense. The defense is not unheard of. In last year's 13,000 carjackings, criminals often brandished weapons or used them with little provocation.
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, with fiery consequences.
Both sides flame at the same time, regardless of whether the attack is coming from just one side of the vehicle, or whether passersby are on the other side. But the breadth and depth of blast can be modified according to individual preference.
Fire blinds, not kills, maker assures
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."
Fourie has filed an international patent application. He anticipates thousands of orders nationally and from abroad. "The demand is huge," he said.
First customer a Johannesburg police official
The first buyer, Police Superintendent David Walkley of Johannesburg's crime intelligence unit, is satisfied the Blaster is legal, provided it is used correctly.
"It depends entirely on the circumstances and whether you can justify self-defense," he said.
"Yes, there are certain risks in using it, but there are also risks in not having anything at all."http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/240x180.html<edited><editID>jeep45238</editID><editDate>37860.6037384259</editDate></edited>
08-28-2003, 01:51 PM
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Very different.
"South African courts allow killing if convinced that it's in self-defense. The defense is not unheard of. In last year's 13,000 carjackings, criminals often brandished weapons or used them with little provocation."
"Fire blinds, not kills, maker assures"
"The first buyer, Police Superintendent David Walkley of Johannesburg's crime intelligence unit, is satisfied the Blaster is legal, provided it is used correctly. "
I think they should get a deluxe model with a switch to determine which side (or both) to shoot the flame, like a 3 way toggle....left is left, middle is both, right is right. I feel sorry for any by-standers.
"South African courts allow killing if convinced that it's in self-defense. The defense is not unheard of. In last year's 13,000 carjackings, criminals often brandished weapons or used them with little provocation."
"Fire blinds, not kills, maker assures"
"The first buyer, Police Superintendent David Walkley of Johannesburg's crime intelligence unit, is satisfied the Blaster is legal, provided it is used correctly. "
I think they should get a deluxe model with a switch to determine which side (or both) to shoot the flame, like a 3 way toggle....left is left, middle is both, right is right. I feel sorry for any by-standers.
08-29-2003, 02:11 PM
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wow, that would be great.............and here I use to have my uncle and his gaseous self stand watch by my car with a pack of matches..... <IMG src=smileys/smiley4.gif border="0"></P>
08-29-2003, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jeep45238
Who cares? Still bad ***.
Gotta remember something: I don't have cable TV<img border="0" src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">
Gotta remember something: I don't have cable TV<img border="0" src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">