Over in England, design students Yusuf Muhammed and Paul Thomas have won a design award for their fire-extinguishing faucet. The Automist, which has won the UK James Dyson Award, is a simple retro-fitted mixer-tap with one key additon: In line with the cold water pipe is a cylinder which shares the water supply and can pump it out of holes in the base of the faucet. This is done at pressure high enough to fill the room with mist.
The Automist is triggered by a ceiling mounted smoke detector which beams its warning down to the sink, whereupon the fire-killing fog is triggered. The mist does double-duty, not only dousing flames but cooling the room from a face-melting 250ºC down to a hot but safe 50ºC (122ºF).
The cleverest part is that the Automist can hook up to existing kitchen sinks, and that the kitchen is also the most likely place for a fire to start. Of course, we’re sure the old cigarette-lighter-under-sprinkler trick will also work, for some hilarious chef-baiting shenanigans.
UK James Dyson Award Winner Announced [Core77]
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