Talk:Firehose

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This high pressure has also allowed the fire hose to serve as an instrument of crowd control

Am I alone in not liking this? The hose has little to do with the high pressure. You can just as easily (actually more easily) put low pressure water through a fire hose. anthony (see warning) 14:10, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)

You are not alone. In addition, I think the example given - "most notably by Bull Connor in the Deep South of the United States against civil rights protestors" - is probably not the "most notable" example - water cannons are used routinely by many law enforcement bodies. Bobstay 11:31, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flatness

So I'm wondering why the firehoses I see are "flat". The cross section looks like this (please excuse the cruddy ascii art):

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What is the reason for this? Do they still look like this after they have been deployed and are in use? --greenmoss 13:33, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

They're flat so they take up less space when rolled up. When deployed the water inflates them so they're round. Google images for "firehose" will give you plenty of examples.