Is your car safe? No? Use a flamethrower?!?!?!

[skylineGTR_guy]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa

(CNN) -- Crime-obsessed South Africans have a powerful new weapon with which to stop likely criminals: the car flamethrower.

Casting a man-high fireball, reportedly with no damage to the paint, the Blaster has been placed on 25 South African vehicles since its introduction last month.

At 3,900 rand ($655), it offers a cheap, dramatic defense against carjackers. It has yet to be deemed illegal.

South African courts allow killing if convinced that it's in self-defense. The defense is not unheard of. In last year's 13,000 carjackings, criminals often brandished weapons or used them with little provocation.

The Blaster squirts liquefied gas from a bottle in the automobile's trunk through two nozzles, located under the front doors. The gas is then ignited by an electric spark, with fiery consequences.

Both sides flame at the same time, regardless of whether the attack is coming from just one side of the vehicle, or whether passersby are on the other side. But the breadth and depth of blast can be modified according to individual preference.

full story here: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/

 

[Acid X]

Wow. Crazy. I wont be stealing cars in africa (or anywhere because im not a criminal.. haha)

 

[Flerbizky]

The story is older than dirt, but it's still cool...

 

[Dorifto]

Yeah I saw it on some TV show a while ago.

 

[Flerbizky]

Yeah I saw it on some TV show a while ago.

Like 1998 / 1999'ish.....

 

[Dorifto]

I have no idea I think it was on Discovery Channel.

Post #1000 suckas.

 

[eightfivezero]

And it's already illegal since like 2000 or something.
Same thing with the metal spears which jump out from the bottom of the car.

 

[yeti]

Kinda like the "Magna Volt 3000" from Robocop 2!!

Class!!

C.

 

[Sage]

Yup, pretty old stuff. C/D did an article on this years ago.

 

[eightfivezero]

The link he posted is from December 11th, 1998, too. So yup, old stuff.

 

[lethalAE86typeR]

haha. man 13,000? thats why they need the Drastic Defense. haha.

 

[animateria]

Sheeesh..... I would be scared to go into my own car if it had that!!

 

[heero 12]

Go to www.stickdeath.com and look for Anti-auto theft, or something like that. Those are the way to go