Jan 4 2008Jet Engine Fire Extinguisher Does The Job
Some Hungarian engineers got together and built a fire extinguisher using two Mig-21 jet engines. It was specifically designed to extinguish pipeline and oil drilling fires. As you can see from the video (after the jump), it really makes fires wish they had never started. And it makes me wish I had two spare jet engines lying around. Not that I'd make a fire extinguisher, because I wouldn't. No, I'm building the world's fastest couch, and I think those are just what I need for a speed boost. Because right now my top speed is like, well, 0. It's a pretty slow couch, it just sits there.
Video of the thing in action after the inferno.
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Reader Comments
1. HLK - January 4, 2008 12:43 PM
I think it was already used to battle burning oil fields in Kuwayt after the Gulf War, around 1991. Geekworthy post anyway :)
2. Samuel - January 4, 2008 11:40 PM
It's Kuwait, moron.
3. iCai - January 5, 2008 4:24 AM
I translated the german commentary in the background (also it's totally unimportant for the greatness of this machine...):
The Hungarians recycled a russian T34 Tank in order to create a spectacular prototype, called "The Great Wild".
They cut off the gun tower and replaced it with jet enginges of russian MIG-21s.
Water is injetcted into the jet stream. Then the gas lever is opened and they blow the fire out.
4. werki - January 6, 2008 6:48 AM
It's called "The great wind", not wild
5. Trinthakis - January 6, 2008 8:53 AM
Very old news... well to be correct the concept is old, that Hungarian one may be new. They have used these for years in the mines here in Australia to put out large fires because it is the easies way to remove all of the oxygen out of the mine shafts thus killing the fires.