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Foam machine malfunctions at Pearson International Airport
680 News ^ | Sept 12 2015 | JUSTIN PIERCY

Posted on 09/12/2015 12:23:27 PM PDT by xp38

If you’re heading past Pearson International Airport on Saturday, we want to assure you that it’s not snowing.

Peel police say they were called after a foam machine used to combat large plane fires malfunctioned, creating about two football fields worth of foam that began to spill onto Derry Road.

Some areas are reportedly covered in about nine metres of the sudsy stuff.

Police confirm that there’s no disruption to traffic, but there’s no word whether there will be an impromptu Much Music Video Dance Party (TM).


TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: foam; machine


1 posted on 09/12/2015 12:23:27 PM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

Cool!


2 posted on 09/12/2015 12:28:07 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: xp38

My twin sister and I did that with the washing machine


3 posted on 09/12/2015 12:29:32 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: xp38
Why is it I look at that lower picture and what pops into my head is Larry from Groundhog Day

"People just don't understand what is involved in this. This an art-form! You know, I think that most people just think that I hold a camera and point at stuff, but there is a *heck* of a lot more to it than just that. "

4 posted on 09/12/2015 12:29:47 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: al baby

I did it with the whirlpool bath. My daughter laughed for an hour.


5 posted on 09/12/2015 12:50:54 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: xp38

Pretty funny!


6 posted on 09/12/2015 12:55:15 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: al baby

Dawn in a dishwasher accomplishes the same thing.


7 posted on 09/12/2015 12:59:25 PM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: al baby

Jack Lemon...


8 posted on 09/12/2015 1:02:24 PM PDT by maxsand
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To: xp38


9 posted on 09/12/2015 1:14:01 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: xp38

Ibiza style at Pearson International.


10 posted on 09/12/2015 3:02:19 PM PDT by OldNewYork
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As a fire inspector, I've witnessed a few of these tests. The amount of foam these systems put out is prodigous.

NASA - Foam Fire-Suppression System: Initial Test

11 posted on 09/12/2015 3:49:14 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: DannyTN

Fun times


12 posted on 09/12/2015 4:25:09 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: xp38
Almost as much fun as when the popcorn machine goes berserk:

At least then you can eat your way out!

13 posted on 09/12/2015 5:30:24 PM PDT by PLMerite ("The issue is never the issue. The issue is the Revolution.")
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To: smokingfrog

I’ve seen that happen before at a different location. I wonder if it’s a fairly common problem with those systems.


14 posted on 09/12/2015 9:24:15 PM PDT by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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It does seem to happen from time to time.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-fire-foam-spills-at-army-national-guard-base-covering-copters/


15 posted on 09/12/2015 9:32:15 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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