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Ventilating a fire by making a hole in the roof is a normal firefighting
strategy, but it can be done faster and safer than having a firefighter
get on the roof with an axe. A simple circuit of explosives can be used
to make a fast hole in the roof, buying minutes of lower temperatures
for firefighters.
It can be thrown on top of the roof and remotely
detonated.
It can also double as a way to make a quick entrance/exit for rescue
attempts, although this has already become a tool in other
industries/services.
E-Z Breach
http://www.ezbreach.com/ Never worry about locking yourself out of the house again! [MikeD, Jan 14 2009]
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This is a great idea. I, however, would not want to be the fire-man tasked with running up to a house fire with a high-explosive hoola-hoop. [+] |
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C-4 should be alright. Best to wait for 8th to chime in on that one though. |
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Haven't seen him around lately. I'll attempt to draw him out. |
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It seems to me that to cut a hole a small explosive charge would have to be embedded in the roof - otherwise the blast would all go up and out. |
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blast would not have to go up. simple demolition
explosive/anti-tank techniques could be employed, directing
all energy downwards. |
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"Ooops, I didn't know you were standing there sir! I bet you looked very handsome before you got hit by the debris of the explosion..." |
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Explosives such as C-4/P-4 are usually used as cutting charges. A few wraps of det-cord around a hulla-hoop would do the trick if not for the truss supports. Linear shaped-charges are no new hat. I suppose a toroid shaped-charge would do the trick without too much shrapnel. |
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But, in my professional opinion, I beleive a water-impulse charge would be best suited for this. |
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There's a chainsaw made especially for cutting into roofs.
The bar is at a 45 degree angle to make it easy to use on the
sloping roof. |
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I heard a wailing noise outside that sounded something like "EOSSACR!", but I can't see any sign of its owner. |
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[MikeD] det cord won't do it, unless it's a house or something (and tamped). Your link looks neat though. |
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I would *not* suggest using C4 as the breaching element: it's way too fast, you'd break all the trusses. Likewise an earthmover like Tovex is too slow, you'd blow the roof into the basement before you put a hole in it... you want the baby bear's "just right": something that cuts a hole in the ashphalt without breaking the beams... maybe an echo "radar" thingie to find out where the supports are then blow around them. |
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