Awesome.
Watch about 53-54 seconds in, when the clip gets edited. You’ll notice how fire goes from shooting out of his hand to um…covering his hand.
I think this is pretty nifty, but it’s nothing compared to this.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/
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.
Yeah, that part is pretty hilarious.
That is actually really cool.
My understanding is that for a while, it was fashionable to outfit your car with fake flamethrower nozzles, which are just as much of a deterrent as the real ones but a whole lot cheaper.
- Alan
And we Germans aren’t allowed to play paintball…
And a whole lot less fun.