load 'er up w/lysol to disinfect your "date" on friday night

godwhacker

Without a support team at a big fire, the poor sod in that suit would find his protective spring shower vaporized almost instantly, and would feel a small, but uncomfortable, rise in humidity before he died.

dc-united

Without a support team at a big fire, the poor sod in that suit would find his protective spring shower vaporized almost instantly, and would feel a small, but uncomfortable, rise in humidity just before he died.

dc-united

actually most high end firefighting does use something like this.
excpet it isnt self contained because the whole idea of having to lug around TWO firehoses waws found to be a bit problematic.

instead you have a forward team of firefighters who are fighting the fire and slightly behind them you have another team deploying an overhead fog nozzle.

the US Navy (and many others worldwide) have been usnig this "technology" for decades.

mikeg916

They should've just used a long rubber sheet with a hose on each side that sprays water and keeps the sheet wet. The firefights can bellyslide into the house, grab the people trapped inside, and slide em out one by one.

Kaiser-Machead on the Edge

shame they didn't focus on perfecting this technology in the 1930's instead of say, oh...invading poland!

ravedown

Pretty sure that's actually a Doctor Who villain from the Patrick Troughton era.

92BuickLeSabre

@SilenceisGolden: He also had fancy plans, and pants to match!

If you could hook this up to a keg, I think I have the next "Girls Gone Wild" video. GGW19:Hottest German Firefighter.

Git Em SteveDave is starlost

He makes it rain on them hose.

bucho54

That'd be scary as all hell to see coming at you if you where trapped in a burning building.

LankySean

Those are some fancy shoes.

SilenceisGolden

Gotta love German engineering! That poor guy looks like a victim of a bukake scene.

1.21Gigawatts

Dad?

Jimbuck

"I'm my own Sliip-n-slide."

DeadWriter

Looks like a MkI Big Daddy from Bioshock to me.

theoldwolf

Eww...looks like Steampunk Bukkake.

I really hope that is a trend that doesn't take off.

Skeptic

@aliskaba: re: [www.poopsale.com]

I want that 20 seconds back.

Phenostar

After the failure of this invention, the German inventor replaced the fire dousing liquid with beer...and subsquently the shower apperatus with a straw.

Abe.Froman

@92BuickLeSabre: The Hydromen perhaps? Also, they'd go about yelling, ALL MUST BE DRENCHED BEFORE THE HYDROMEN.

Human Bomb Committed Solaricide

I never thought this existed, but I made something like this when I was a kid. It was a combination of a super soaker, with this contraption on my head. This would protect me from the bees and I went around squirting them to death.

DEATH TO BEES!

[www.poopsale.com]

aliskaba

Wife: "Honey go put the suit on and water the lawn"

Husband: "Yes Dear"

Wife: "and don't forget the trash this time"

Husband: "mHmm"

BiZarRroBALlmeR

Maybe the idea never took off because the fire figther did...
... from too much pressure on that head sprinkler!

aec007

German ?... It looks like BBC rendition of an alien from Dr. Who.

DeadWriter

For the Emo kid?

secretmanofagent

@Human Bomb Committed Solaricide:

Jaime: "W'at's that sound Doc't'er?"

Doctor: "Oh dear Jaime, I do recognize that "whoooooooossssshing" sound, and I believe it is the Hydromen!?"

Jaime: "Hydromen, Doc't'er?"

Doctor: "Indeed Jaime."

Jaime: "Well, Doc't'er, I dun't like the sound'ah'thatat all! W'atll we dooo?"

Doctor: "Oh dear. I'm not sure Jaime. Let me handle it."

Yup, that works.

92BuickLeSabre

Is that a fire hose that you are holding or are you just happy to see me?

Hey Moby, why you always holding onto your thing?

funkychunky

@mikeg916: I'm a little rusty on my fire science. And this isn't a dig, I'm honestly curious since I've never seen that used. But wouldn't the the fog nozel either produce a lot of steam or interrupt the thermal layer throwing heat down on top of the forward crew? I mean, you have to assume if it's hot enough to have a crew throwing water on your head in the building, then the roof crew hasn't ventilated. I'm really curious.

pauliedanger

"I keep telling you reggie, you can't drink before you put the helmet on. It always ends in disaster!"

Pope John Peeps II

@theoldwolf: A really skinny one.

HellTempest

@Phenostar: I'll give you back you seconds if you go for a second visit.

[www.poopsale.com]

aliskaba

uhm seriously it might actually work.

Amiash Day Two

I could like take a shower on my way to morning errands or whatever, how convenient. Call it the shower helmet.

angielouwhos

You see? Asbestos is *so* much easier!

Maxwells_Nylon_Hammer

stylin!

gloveofpower

Just turn up the water pressure and fly up to the woman caught on the tenth floor.

PDXassassin

It's that guy from slipknot!!

SleepingMartyr

This suit could also be used to navigate through the crowds at Bonnaroo.

Puddingsnack

God forbid the water pressure go to the hose he is carying

SamDFA

brings new meaning to golden showers doesn't it?

B1663R

@Amiash Day three: It might protect you from burning to death in a fire, it won't help you breathe though.

Maxwells_Nylon_Hammer