Israeli Fire Escape System

[sueder80]

Tehe Truck and the Engine are from the Movie Backdraft

[Knowwon249]

@kitcatmandaroo cool story bro

[remnicity]

pushing a wheelchair up a 45 degree staircase. not so easy when you are on fire.

[telecaster1000]

Great idea but in any evacuation the fastest moving are evacuated first, the guy in the wheel chair would have to wait. In the event there was a real panic his wheelchair could block the exit.

[soulfunkdjx]

very smart...

[xTheDeathSaintx]

........useless if planes crash into it.....

[papadrugio]

@xTheDeathSaintx So are stairs. What's your fucking point?

[xTheDeathSaintx]

@papadrugio they should give them suitcase parachutes.

[tom4705]

bullshit if that were to be the real deal they wouldent walk in the pod so calm they would be out of order. Screaming. Panicking.

[ctrlalt66]

i love this

[Knowwon249]

Why even bother helping a guy in a wheel chair?

[sonofmabarker]

So, the place is on fire and everyone just goes into these pods nice and easy? I don't think so.

[woodsmissful]

@sonofmabarker

Sure is better than NOTHING - Which is what we have; ( The people who dis everything usually have no good ideas of their own...)

[HadasahB]

Answering another question:

Waiting for trained fire fighters to operate the units would take way less time, not to mention STRESS, than some panicked office worker, or worse. There is also the need to get fire fighters UP into the buildings for those who need help, when all the able-bodied have gotten themselves to the fire escapes.

[HadasahB]

The usual Israeli innovation - smart and clean operating! Love it!

Some answers to questions:

Almost every rooftop in Israel is covered with solar collectors - no need to wire the operating motors into other building systems.

This video shows a SINGLE system in operation. MULTIPLE units, designed and installed accordingly around the entire building would easily take care of the needs of higher traffic.

[agungk]

It uses electric motors?

The first system that will fail when fire strikes would be electrical!

[yoracerguy]

what about multiple trips?

[skok65]

It also does windows!

[thekingace360]

nice concept but needs work...and what if you dont have time to wait for the fire department?

[powerwark]

1:24

Trough the window!!!!

[discojess]

neat. but why was there a kid in the office hahaha

[rafakasb]

could of been a doctors office. lolz noob

[nemesisnick66]

faster to just jump

[TheTrevinator]

True. But your survivor rates take a nose-dive.

[nemesisnick66]

perhaps but your entertainment rating will skyrocket

[crystaleye55]

What if the fire was near the window?

[LtWolf]

this is actually a pretty good idea

[xcatalog]

several people here seem to not get the point of the above invention so i'll just say it. During 9/11 allmost all of the stair cases were blocked by fire (this has happened a few times in different disasters). therefore firefighters couldn't get access to trapped people. the above invention fixes this issue. Though im not sure how high of a building it would work on.

[Mikkel205]

This system would be able to work on any square building, however the higher the building, the longer it gets to go to the people on the top of it.

[lp115lp]

This 'manned' system versus the Ingstrom Escape Chute: Though THIS system has automated deployment - it severely limits the number of evacuees per minute. While they're descending others are trapped above. Even if there is the option to send it around the outside of the building (ie: on window washer tracks) it still requires trained operators such as the firemen in the video OR 'Fire Marshalls'.

With floor mounted chutes one person every 3 seconds can descend - requiring NO trained operators.

[CrimsonRaven47]

That would take forever to evacuate the whole building....

[GlobesStudios]

been there great mall =]

[pu89puddin]

Awesome!!!! What is the hold up for the U.S?

[mitrani63]

That is incredible. Why don't we have that system in the USA? Let's get it!!!!

[rebelstang]

Now That's Different & Amazing!

That's Something, I wouldn't Mind my Tax dollars going to. Saving Lives!

Esp. if it works , in real life?

Good Luck & GOD BLESS!

DEO VINDICE!