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- fruitsalad-2
one of the protesters signs:
Trampolines...hmm not sure I'd want to jump from the 12th floor onto a trampoline. or even the 3rd floor... you're going to just bounce really high up again, and then probably onto the ground. suppose I'd chance it if no other option.
water cannons.. well they had the proper fire hoses. I know the police bought a water canon for protesters, but I think they scrapped/sold if I'm not mistaken.
Helicopters... again, not seeing how that'd work, what with all the rising intense heat and smoke. A rope from helicopter could perhaps worked in the early stages, but you'd need an extremely skilled pilot to hover steadily above a furious up draft, not to mention avoiding soot getting into the engine etc.
- what was need was someone to just pay £5k more for the fireproof cladding. Really seems like a tiny additional cost to have saved on when overall spend was £10mfruitsalad
- I had to mansplain to my partner last night why helicopters would be useless there. I felt like such a dweeb. But I WAS right.detritus
- I thought the helicopter issue was referring to the media helicopter that was buzzing about & maybe giving people the sense they were going to be rescued by it?lowimpakt
- wow - has this sign really bothered you?fadein11