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I've always wanted to activate a road flare. It looks so cool when they do it on TV and the movies.
by NoSalt 6mo ago
I've always wanted to activate a road flare. It looks so cool when they do it on TV and the movies.
- mikestew 6mo agoAmazon and your local auto parts store both sell them, they’re not expensive, so what’s holding you back? Just remember that they burn for 20 minutes or so, and you can’t extinguish them. (Well, a bucket of sand works.)
- NoSalt 6mo agoTo be honest, I would be slightly nervous about getting into trouble with the law.
- dylan604 6mo agoFor what? What are you planning on doing with a lit road flare that would get you in trouble?
- NoSalt 6mo agoI thought it would be equivalent to calling in a "fake" emergency, or abusing the 911 system, or something like that.
- lazide 6mo agoOnly if you do it in a place you’d otherwise not be able to have a fire. I wouldn’t recommend your living room, or the stairwell of you apartment complex.
- jaggederest 6mo agoEven 911 will reasonably accommodate a test call as long as it's not high usage period or whatever, call the non emergency line to coordinate if you're concerned, just say "I wanted to test e911 from my cell phone" or equivalent. Remember, systems need to be tested and testable in real life, not just software engineering! When you set up a PBX or voip phone system, you'd better make sure 911 works through it or someone might have a really bad day.
- gwbas1c 6mo agoSo what happens when they are put into a bucket of water? Answered my question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SldmXuV3cLI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SldmXuV3cLI
- mikestew 6mo agoThere’s a reason that I specified sand in your bucket. :-)