Serena
07-25-2002, 06:49 PM
Can you believe this?! I just saw this article.
Soggy Diaper Goo May Save Homes From Wildfires
Typical House Would Cost About $400
Posted: 3:32 p.m. EDT July 25, 2002
JUPITER, Fla. -- The stuff that makes diapers extra-absorbent can save your home.
A Florida firefighter has invented a fireproof material to protect homes from wildfires. John Bartlett says the "Barricade Fire-Blocking Gel" uses the same super-absorbent polymers that help disposable diapers soak up that soggy mess.
The Palm Beach County firefighter says he got the idea at a 1993 house fire where he found a "wet, stinky disposable baby diaper" unburned amid charred debris.
Now he's marketing a gel to be sprayed on homes with a garden hose. The material soaks up a huge volume of water and forms a protective coating for houses.
He says a typical house would take about an hour to coat -- at a cost less than $400.
Officials at fire departments around the country are stocking up on the goo.
Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press.
Soggy Diaper Goo May Save Homes From Wildfires
Typical House Would Cost About $400
Posted: 3:32 p.m. EDT July 25, 2002
JUPITER, Fla. -- The stuff that makes diapers extra-absorbent can save your home.
A Florida firefighter has invented a fireproof material to protect homes from wildfires. John Bartlett says the "Barricade Fire-Blocking Gel" uses the same super-absorbent polymers that help disposable diapers soak up that soggy mess.
The Palm Beach County firefighter says he got the idea at a 1993 house fire where he found a "wet, stinky disposable baby diaper" unburned amid charred debris.
Now he's marketing a gel to be sprayed on homes with a garden hose. The material soaks up a huge volume of water and forms a protective coating for houses.
He says a typical house would take about an hour to coat -- at a cost less than $400.
Officials at fire departments around the country are stocking up on the goo.
Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press.