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Rescue Reel lets you exit buildings Batman-style
When Batman needs to get out of a skyscraper, he doesn't take the stairs or the elevator. No, he rappels down the building. And now you too can leave your next board meeting like a superhero.
The Rescue Reel is designed to help people evacuate tall buildings during emergencies, but I don't see why it has to be emergency-only. You basically hop into the one-size-fits-all harness, attach the anchor and head out the window. The automatically controller centrifugal brake will keep you from going down too fast, and you'll land on the ground in style. Just like Batman.
By Old Man Dotes at 12:22 PM ON 05/29/09
Actually a good idea. But what is it anchored to inside?
By karpet at 4:19 PM ON 05/29/09
Didn't this story run in this months Pop Sci? And the picture was lifted directly from there. It is not every day that a blog is behind a print media.
While you are at it why didn't dvyc run the story on the new ripsaw?
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-05/fastest-tank
By Mark at 5:00 PM ON 05/29/09
I knew I saw this somewhere else also.
Shame on you Adam Frucci, maybe someone should get in contact with Elizabeth Svoboda over at PopSci and let her know that her work is being plagiarized. And maybe also contact John B. Carnett and let him know that his work has been used (for someone else's profit I bet) on another web site.
By joe at 10:37 AM ON 08/07/09
can this reel also take you back up the building
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