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technabob.com - 10/30/2008

fire extinguisher speakers are hot, hot, hot

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These candy apple red cylinders started out life innocently enough as a couple of fire extinguishers. But after they ran out of foam, they got a second life as a pair of speakers. While it may seem like a simple idea, Russian modder Strannik put a tremendous amount of effort into the ...

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Gizmodo:  Rusty Old Tanks Become Red-Hot Fire Extiguisher Speakers [Speakers]

Boing Boing Gadgets:  Excellent Russian Fire Extinguisher Speaker Mod

CrunchGear:  Speakers made from spent fire extinguishers

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apple.com - 10/24/2008

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gizmodo.com - 10/30/2008

Rusty Old Tanks Become Red-Hot Fire Extiguisher Speakers [Speakers]

— gizmodo.com — It wasn't a mod we would have ever imagined, but what's seen cannot be unseen. These gorgeous fire extinguisher speakers were painstakingly fabricated through lots of patient cutting and welding. The result is a seamless, industrial metal design that ... (more) Rusty Old Tanks Become Red-Hot Fire Extiguisher Speakers ...

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feeds.boingboing.net - 10/30/2008

Excellent Russian Fire Extinguisher Speaker Mod

— feeds.boingboing.net — It's a fact: all the best hardware modders come from Russia. Perhaps its a genetic imprint left behind by 70 years of Stalinism forced everyone to cludge together a solution from flotsam pieces of state-branded tech, everyone in Russia seems to ... (more) Excellent Russian Fire Extinguisher Speaker Mod

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Rusty Old Tanks Become Red-Hot Fire Extiguisher Speakers [Speakers]
Gizmodo — ... fabricated through lots of patient cutting and welding. The result is a seamless, industrial metal design that you can't pick up at Walmart, or even your local speaker boutique. While we're not skilled enough with our hands to fully appreciate the work, we've assembled a photo step-by-step that starts with some crummy, rusted tanks and ends with shiny custom speakers: Oh, just four steps. Not so hard! [TopMods via technabob] ...

Excellent Russian Fire Extinguisher Speaker Mod
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... a solution from flotsam pieces of state-branded tech, everyone in Russia seems to be a maker at heart. Some more proof to add to the growing evidence pool of Russian genius: a plucky Russian modder created a set of excellent speakers out of two rusty old fire extinguishers. He repainted them in the end, which is a bit of a shame — I prefer the rust aesthetic — but its still gorgeous work. But how do they sound? Fire Extinguisher Speakers [Top Mods via Technabob]

Speakers made from spent fire extinguishers
CrunchGear — ... into some pretty cool-looking speakers. It’d be an understatement to say that the process looks a bit daunting for those of us without extensive metal cutting and welding experience. Oh, and it also might help if you speak Russian, as the step-by-step process is written entirely in that language. So welding, metal cutting, and Russian. If all three check out, you, too, could have a set of awesome fire extinguisher speakers. [TopMods.net via technabob]