Posts Tagged ‘fire’
Forest Fire Clear Cut Robot
Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:00 1 CommentJordan Guelde has designed a model/concept of a Forest Fire Clear Cut Robot. The model took 6 months and 600 parts to make. The purpose of this machine is to fight future forest fires by clearing a path (by cutting trees) in order to prevent the flames from spreading. I am not sure if this [...]
XBox 360 Nearly Burned Down A House In The US
Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:00 No Comments[Photo via]
Heat related issues have been reported in the past about the Xbox 360. A gamer in Little Rock, Arkansas found that it can lead to fire! There were no victims but a large portion of the house was burned down and it was the fire investigators that concluded that the Xbox was to blame. [...]
Piano On Fire
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 15:39 No CommentsYosuke Yamashita got bored of his piano and decided to set it on fire. So he put on his fireproof suit and started playing the last song on a beach in Shiga (Japan). The odd thing is that its not the first time he has done the same thing, 35 years ago.
See the first piano [...]
Korean Sungnyemun/Namdaemun Gate is Destroyed by Fire
Monday, February 11, 2008 14:03 No CommentsThe number 1 Korean National Treasure, the historic Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) gate, was destroyed few hours ago from a fire that was probably caused by a short circuit. This was a 14th century monument that marked the history of South Korea. It is truly a shame to see a monument that went thought the passage of [...]
Beaten, blown, burned, sawn: People’s reactions to (Gatso) speed cameras
Tuesday, January 1, 2008 22:19 3 CommentsA great percentage of these vandalisms seem to originate from an anti-camera group called Motorists Against Detection (MAD) under the leadership of an individual nicknamed ?Captain Gatso?. They seem to be organized and determined as stated on their website, ?This camera has and will continue to be targeted until it is removed once and for [...]