Comments on: A helpful roundup of emergency gadgets http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/a-helpful-roundup-of-emergency.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 10:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: BarBarSeven http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/a-helpful-roundup-of-emergency.html#comment-1571048 BarBarSeven Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191254#comment-1571048 No need for torches & pitchforks. I hear Frankenstein is dead. I saw him fall into the rubble of the windmill so I know this to be true. No need for torches & pitchforks. I hear Frankenstein is dead. I saw him fall into the rubble of the windmill so I know this to be true.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/a-helpful-roundup-of-emergency.html#comment-1570967 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191254#comment-1570967 You're not making your torches correctly. You’re not making your torches correctly.

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/a-helpful-roundup-of-emergency.html#comment-1570926 Michael Smith Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191254#comment-1570926 <blockquote>Why not a real torch?</blockquote>Not so good in the wind and rain.

Why not a real torch?

Not so good in the wind and rain.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/a-helpful-roundup-of-emergency.html#comment-1570923 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191254#comment-1570923 <blockquote>My number one item is a torch (flashlight for Americans).</blockquote>Why not a real torch? And a pitchfork, too. Multitasking.

My number one item is a torch (flashlight for Americans).

Why not a real torch? And a pitchfork, too. Multitasking.

]]> By: travtastic http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/a-helpful-roundup-of-emergency.html#comment-1570758 travtastic Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191254#comment-1570758 They're not insulated, mind you, but Dollar Tree has aluminum, regular-sized water bottles for... $1. For $35 that thing had better charge my smartphone with cold fusion. They’re not insulated, mind you, but Dollar Tree has aluminum, regular-sized water bottles for… $1.

For $35 that thing had better charge my smartphone with cold fusion.

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/a-helpful-roundup-of-emergency.html#comment-1570722 Michael Smith Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191254#comment-1570722 A water bottle is a good idea. Not sure that it has to cost $35 though. My number one item is a torch (flashlight for Americans). I would have one for everybody else in the family. Every other tool is useless without lighting. A water bottle is a good idea. Not sure that it has to cost $35 though. My number one item is a torch (flashlight for Americans). I would have one for everybody else in the family. Every other tool is useless without lighting.

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