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more about #glow VidetteMonkey: Better to have the green glowing goop emitted from knee pads because most of your time is spent crawling, which would never leave a trace with the boo... more » KendraOpossum: Fireman here (Kansas City, MO). I don't know how feasible these things are but one of the trickier things to do when you get lost in a fire is findin... more » Noobs-R-Us: Nah, this is too simple and too cheap. Knowing how governmental agencies work, they will opt for some augmented reality heads up display that will sho... more » NelsonAntinous: @OMG! Ponies! Non-breaking ropes and working radios! What a concept! I would have loved that when I was a firefighter. more » nutbastard: right, because nothing will be more obvious in the middle of an enormously luminescent fire than something that glows. more » dimsum4u: I saw a how it's made on fire fighter suits and boots and the process is majority all done by hand. Not sure how easily it would be to apply this goo,... more » WD- Forte: It sounds good in theory. But having been a firefighter for about 10 years now I can tell you that in an actual firefighting scenario these things wou... more » TheDuckOfDeath: So, after a fire, you'll have to replace all your carpets, along with everything else damaged in the fire. Kick in the nuts. more » Kaiser-Machead: Personally I'd rather have the motion sensor and personnel locater like the little wrist watch that Ripley used to track down Newt. Why complicate t... more » OMG! Ponies!: How about we get the firefighters ropes that don't break under stress and handie-talkies that get reception in buildings? I don't see this as part of... more » ubermex: Fire is pretty bright. This would have to glow super mega bright to be visible through smoke and with bright bright fire nearby. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Figure your average trucks holds 4 Fire Fighters. How can you tell who from who, especially considering only certain colors to well in low lights, so... more » Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Pssh. If they can't make me jump 15 feet in the air I'm not interested. more » -
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Firefighter Boots Leave Goopy, Glowing Trail of Firefly Carcasses
I can't pretend to have experienced the danger of firefighting first-hand, but it seems like losing a partner while a burning building crumbles around you is a very real possibility. And these boots, while just a concept, might help. More »
