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The satire would be hilarious if it wasn't painful.

Cue people in the comments pointing out that 1) the machine was hardly unique, and 2) conventional firefighting methods were often just as effective. As if that could diminish the sheer awesomeness of this thing. It even inspired a Romanian action movie back in the day.

There's just one problem with all those excuses: movies aren't real. That's kind of the whole point, the reason why we go in the first place. And as a director, you don't just make stuff for yourself, but for the audience too. Snotty brats.

"As of this year, the mountain of electronic waste will weigh more than the Great Wall of China."

Long, stunning dive into the history of urban photography at the intersection of technology and society.