March 16, 2016
An ingenious inventor in Thailand has created an amazingly simple yet effective new device for stopping fires.
Called the 'Elide Fire Ball,' the three-and-a-half pound, grapefruit-sized sphere is packed with chemicals that burst from the device when it is thrown into an inferno and instantly smother the blaze.
The 'fire ball' was the brainchild of Phanawatnan Kaimart, who conceived of the invention after a devastating fire at a Thai hotel killed 78 people in 1997.
After that horrifying event, Kaimart sought to find an easier way for everyday people to stop fires before they grew out of control and developed the 'fire ball.'
With its simple design and easy application, the device makes the classic fire extinguisher seem complex by comparison.
Source: Discovery News
An ingenious inventor in Thailand has created an amazingly simple yet effective new device for stopping fires.
Called the 'Elide Fire Ball,' the three-and-a-half pound, grapefruit-sized sphere is packed with chemicals that burst from the device when it is thrown into an inferno and instantly smother the blaze.
The 'fire ball' was the brainchild of Phanawatnan Kaimart, who conceived of the invention after a devastating fire at a Thai hotel killed 78 people in 1997.
After that horrifying event, Kaimart sought to find an easier way for everyday people to stop fires before they grew out of control and developed the 'fire ball.'
With its simple design and easy application, the device makes the classic fire extinguisher seem complex by comparison.
Source: Discovery News