Comments on: Quickly breach without heat or sparks https://www.isegoria.net/2018/08/quickly-breach-without-heat-or-sparks/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Phil B https://www.isegoria.net/2018/08/quickly-breach-without-heat-or-sparks/comment-page-1/#comment-2647145 Phil B Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:01:31 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43786#comment-2647145 It is essentially a waterjet cutting nozzle but man portable (the compressors etc. needed to produce the water/abrasive mix will not be) and the stream of water travelling at about twice the speed of sound will disperse into droplets to cool the air once beyond the substrate being cut.

A nifty application of a mature technology to another field.

I can see it being objected to because it looks like one of those dangerous fully automatic, clip fed, folding buttstock, pistol grip assault revolver things that might be concealable and cause an attack of the vapours among the ignorant.

Yes, petunia, the world DOES need a sarcasm font.

]]> By: Kirk https://www.isegoria.net/2018/08/quickly-breach-without-heat-or-sparks/comment-page-1/#comment-2647071 Kirk Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:38:20 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43786#comment-2647071 No, you do not need a PyroLance. Too much support gear needed, too expensive.

What you need is one of these:

https://www.broco-rankin.com/tactical/forced-entry/pctacmod1-backpack-torch-kit/

Probably isn’t a secured facility anywhere that would keep you out, were you to avail yourself of one. High on my “First things to scrounge…”, after the rest of the species manages to off itself.

]]> By: David Whitewolf https://www.isegoria.net/2018/08/quickly-breach-without-heat-or-sparks/comment-page-1/#comment-2647063 David Whitewolf Mon, 20 Aug 2018 16:51:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43786#comment-2647063 I love the close-but-not-quite-”twisted-Firestarter” music in the second vid.

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