One of the most infamous car security inventions ever made remains South Africa’s “Blaster”—a vehicle-mounted flamethrower system designed to stop carjackers with literal fire. Developed in the late 1990s, the device was installed along the sides of a car and could spray bursts of burning fuel outward when triggered by the driver. The idea was to create an instant deterrent during an attempted hijacking. The system gained global attention for being both shocking and controversial. While it refle
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In 1997, South African inventor Charles Fourie developed an unconventional solution to combat the growing issue of carjackings in South Africa—a car-mounted flamethrower. This anti-theft device was designed to deter would-be attackers by releasing a burst of flame from under the vehicle, aiming to protect drivers in high-risk areas. Though controversial, it reflected the extreme measures some took to address the country’s carjacking epidemic. | Motorchive
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