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

Grenade found at madcap Yorkshire inventor’s home causes evacuation of village The daughter of the late much-loved madcap inventor Wilf Lunn said he would “have loved creating such mayhem” – after the discovery of a grenade while clearing out his home led to an evacuation in the village where he lived. Eccentric presenter Wilf Lunn appeared on television screens across the country in the 1970s and 80s, known for his wacky inventions, big tinted spectacles and straw boater – which often caught fi