4/12/2006: Ellsworth AFB foam test
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http://cellar.org/2006/foamtestone.jpg How do you figure out whether a foam firefighting system in an air force hangar is set up correctly and works? Well you turn it on for a few seconds, to make sure it's got pressure and everything. First you set up a scaffolding so you can record the event and show the flow coming out of all nozzles. http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest2.jpg And then you let 'er rip. After 15 seconds you can see foam is covering all areas it has to, so the test is successful. Shut 'er off. http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest3.jpg Uh, guys? Shut 'er off? http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest4.jpg Aw crap. Whatever was meant to shut off the system after 15 seconds, did NOT shut it off and the foam continued to flow. After a few minutes... http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest6.jpg The foam is a story high and still flowing! http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest5.jpg Uh, Joe? you can climb the scaffolding ladder now... http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest5b.jpg Two stories high. http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest7.jpg This is the guy standing on top of the scaffolding. http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest8.jpg So they just let it go. http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest8b.jpg http://backup.cellar.org/cellar/2006/foamtest9.jpg Thanks to xoxoxoBruce for the initial set of photos and then I googled and found a great gallery at Strategypage. |
It doesn't show signs of stopping, and I've bought some corn for popping...
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I'm gonna throw this firecracker under the ol' man's bunk and... WHAM!
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That's what happens when you put too much soap in the washing machine.
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Awesome!!
I LOVE the bandwidth the Cellar has now. This is a great series of pictures. |
Wouldn't you think there would be a manual shutoff valve somewhere? How long before this finally got shut down?
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LLLLLLUUUUUUUCCCCCYYYYY!!!!
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I wonder what sort of suffocation risk that foam poses. Foam + smoke/CO/CO2?
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Next time they should have a DJ and some raver chix
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Haaaahhahah... that's hilarious. I wonder how they'd clean it up though.
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I'm seeing a new-millenium remake of "The Thrill of It All" with Doris Day and James Garner.
If you write the screenplay, be sure to give me credit for the original idea when you pick up your Oscar, m'kay? |
mm, neat.. I bet if they jumped in it, it wouldn't make hitting the ground any softer.
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"You said 15 SECONDS? Not minutes? Sorry, my bad."
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It seems that they just ruined millions in B-1s.
By the way dar, from my days playing Half Life, I have learned that there most definitely is. You just have to battle aliens to get to it. |
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