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The fact that a
fire extinguisher saves lives should be enough for people to have at least one in their homes. But nooo, even the humble fire extinguisher has to look good and match your contemporary modern decor. This PinQy is only 5.5-inches tall, apparently the smallest fire extinguisher ever (um, this is a good thing?). It's meant to put out small fires, and lightweight enough so that children, elderly, and the disabled can use it. Okay, so that last bit makes the PinQy seem more reasonable. And it does look kinda
like a hand grenade cute... agh, I'm getting suckered in by the shiny red ball! Not too sure where you can get one, as this may be an Europe-only product. Which is just as well, since the regular-sized ones probably do a better job anyway.
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Gizmodo
This rugged fire-extinguisher concept contains both an oxygen supply to help you breathe and exploding powder pellets that you roll, grenade-like, into a fire to put it out at a distance. We're slightly worried at the idea of having an oxygen tank near lots of flames, but hey ho, it's great that designer Woo Seok Park is looking at improving the humble extinguisher with this Capsule concept. Our imagination now has us racing to tackle that burning building with McClane-like shouts of "Yippeekay-ay, Motherf..." Well, you know the rest. [Yanko designs]
