Amazon and your local auto parts store both sell them, they’re not expensive, so what’s holding you back? Just remember that they burn for 20 minutes or so, and you can’t extinguish them. (Well, a bucket of sand works.)
Even 911 will reasonably accommodate a test call as long as it's not high usage period or whatever, call the non emergency line to coordinate if you're concerned, just say "I wanted to test e911 from my cell phone" or equivalent. Remember, systems need to be tested and testable in real life, not just software engineering! When you set up a PBX or voip phone system, you'd better make sure 911 works through it or someone might have a really bad day.
Only if you do it in a place you’d otherwise not be able to have a fire. I wouldn’t recommend your living room, or the stairwell of you apartment complex.
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I've always wanted to activate a road flare. It looks so cool when they do it on TV and the movies.
Amazon and your local auto parts store both sell them, they’re not expensive, so what’s holding you back? Just remember that they burn for 20 minutes or so, and you can’t extinguish them. (Well, a bucket of sand works.)
So what happens when they are put into a bucket of water?
Answered my question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SldmXuV3cLI
There’s a reason that I specified sand in your bucket. :-)
To be honest, I would be slightly nervous about getting into trouble with the law.
For what? What are you planning on doing with a lit road flare that would get you in trouble?
I thought it would be equivalent to calling in a "fake" emergency, or abusing the 911 system, or something like that.
Even 911 will reasonably accommodate a test call as long as it's not high usage period or whatever, call the non emergency line to coordinate if you're concerned, just say "I wanted to test e911 from my cell phone" or equivalent. Remember, systems need to be tested and testable in real life, not just software engineering! When you set up a PBX or voip phone system, you'd better make sure 911 works through it or someone might have a really bad day.
Only if you do it in a place you’d otherwise not be able to have a fire. I wouldn’t recommend your living room, or the stairwell of you apartment complex.