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[johnwillyums]

some kind of detector?

 

[DeVandal]

some kind of detector?

Yes. It detects forum geeks. Works great!

 

[johnwillyums]

radiation detector?

 

[boohbah]

no john
possibly DeVandal

 

[johnwillyums]

Is it supposed to detect thoughts in some bizarre inhuman brain experiment.

 

[boohbah]

Nope , i hope not or thats me b**g***d

 

[johnwillyums]

Is it a sunlight bulb for SAD people?

 

[boohbah]

no john . not a lightbulb of any kind .

 

[johnwillyums]

gas pressure thing?

 

[johnwillyums]

sprinkler system?

 

[boohbah]

your on the right track john with sprinkler system

 

[johnwillyums]

It detects a fire/heat hazard and sets off the sprinklers

 

[pebbly]

the first beeswax sprinkler ?

 

[johnwillyums]

pressure causes the plunger to drop, breaking the glass and this releases some kind of weird stuff.

 

[pebbly]

fire extinguisher bomb type thingy ?

 

[johnwillyums]

detonator

 

[boohbah]

explain more by detonator

 

[johnwillyums]

er.. as soon as the glass is broken by the plunger the air causes detonation

 

[pillainp]

Acid bulb from a fire extinguisher?

 

[boohbah]

pebbly and john i apologise i didnt see your guesses,
yes john described what happens pebbly got what it is .

the Fire grenade. This consisted of a glass sphere filled with CTC, that was intended to be hurled at the base of a fire (early ones used salt-water, but CTC was more effective). Carbon tetrachloride was suitable for liquid and electrical fires and the extinguisers were fitted to motor vehicles. Carbon-tetrachloride extinguishers were withdrawn in the 1950s because of the chemical's toxicity–exposure to high concentrations damages the nervous system and internal organs. Additionally, when used on a fire, the heat can convert CTC to Phosgene gas ,[7] formerly used as a chemical weapon.