DARPA Instant Fire Suppression

[SirRobertDole2]

DARPA, when are you going to make a portal gun already?

[RPthewolf]

@SirRobertDole2 They need to make portal guns and Metal Gears.

[24doosh68]

Not really "instantaneous"

[Jahaison]

I forgot the name of this effect but I believe it was discovered in the 1800s or 1900s. first time I've seen a video of it in action though. I'm going to have to search through Wikipedia for it.

[dleeharris]

you must hit the fire with the wand. hit it over and over.

[MinotawrTV]

First.

[GetMeThere1]

Wow! Think of this on a large scale: one electromagnetic/acoustic "shot" to put out a large factory fire instantaneously.

[n00byneko]

I'd laugh so much if it's just blowing air out the end

[jcdevelopment]

but will it blend?

[hautepower]

DARPA used wand, it's super effective

[hobo59]

Some Lab assistant is bored with professor Winkles fire suppression experiment so he is breathing extra heavy !

[SojournerLi]

A wand that controls fire?

So we can't even burn these witches at the stake?

Science is so clever.

[utubesqueeze]

I'm guessing they thought they could make it instant by scaling the effect up in some way, e.g. multiple emitters, shape or movement of the electromagnetic/acoustic fields, power or strength of fields, etc. It would have been interesting for others to know what factors they did try.

If there is one institution the world will be forever grateful to the US for, it is DARPA (the mother of the internet). These guys are fantastic!

[skeek00]

Did the first go at it fail because it took too long?

[EmperorOfMars]

@skeek00 They were probably just adjusting the frequency the emitter, so it matched what ever would extinguish teh flame/

[skeek00]

@EmperorOfMars Thx, I'm sure you're correct.

[SingularlyDatarific]

But how can I fly around around on a swivel chair with one of these?

[CaravelClerihew]

EXTINGUILLARMUS!

[saquibs20]

It's not instant.

[eonvee375]

finally, replace those 100yo chemical red extinctors ^^