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Grab and Throw: South Korea Makes Flower Vase Fire Extinguisher

posted by martyb on Sunday July 07 2019, @12:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the cool-idea dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956

"At the early stage of fire-fighting, a fire extinguisher is equivalent to one fire engine," said Hwang Seong-phil, associate creative director at Cheil Worldwide.

"However, people don't remember where they put it and cannot find it when they need. So we came up with the idea of making a fire extinguisher which people can always keep handy in the home."

Roughly 60% of fire fatalities in South Korea in the decade to 2017 occurred in homes, according to the National Fire Agency, accounting for about 2,000 deaths in total.

Though it is mandatory to have a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector installed in homes, the agency reported that only 49% of residents actually own an extinguisher.

In 2018, Cheil Worldwide and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance manufactured and distributed 110,000 firevases to their clients. They are planning to give out another 100,000 this year.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-firevase/grab-and-throw-south-korea-makes-flower-vase-fire-extinguisher-idUSKCN1TL02D

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  • (Score: 2) by Snow on Sunday July 07 2019, @03:44AM (4 children)

    by Snow (1601) on Sunday July 07 2019, @03:44AM (#864017) Journal

    When I bought my fire extinguisher (~5 years in to owning my house...) I balked at the $40 for the "Fancy" one, so just got the $20 one for the kitchen.

    How many people will pay $100 for a designer fire extinguisher?

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  • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Sunday July 07 2019, @06:31AM

    by krishnoid (1156) on Sunday July 07 2019, @06:31AM (#864043)

    3. Profit!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 07 2019, @12:54PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 07 2019, @12:54PM (#864096)

    Add a usb charger and ask again.

  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday July 08 2019, @01:02AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday July 08 2019, @01:02AM (#864280) Journal

    When I bought my fire extinguisher (~5 years in to owning my house...) I balked at the $40 for the "Fancy" one, so just got the $20 one for the kitchen.

    How many people will pay $100 for a designer fire extinguisher?

    You mean an iExtinguisher with rounded corners, that you can hold it wrong?
    Me thinks you underestimate the market.

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