Friday Funnies - The mysterious Fire Set

Eldest received a "fire rescue" set for his birthday, which he loves. But closer inspection of the set has made me think that the factory was skimping somewhat on plastic mouldings.

Exhibit 1: The Fire "engine"


You may not be able to see in this picture, but the fireman appears to have a plastic hand grenade attached to his jacket, as well as a combat pack attached to the front of the amphibious vehicle. I should also point out that the set came with two vehicles that looked similar to this one, and a helicopter. There were no actual fire "trucks", as such.

Now you may be thinking that this is all in my imagination. For those of you who remain skeptical, here is Exhibit 2:

Anyone have any ideas about the potential applications of rocket launchers in fire fighting?


Eldest loves it, so we just call them "special fire hoses". :)