Airport Fire Truck Versus Military Flamethrower: Who Wins?

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The E-One Titan Force fire truck is one of the fastest in the fleet, and can spray 25 gallons of water per second from its pair of front-mounted turrets. Then again, a Marine welding an M-9 flamethrower can unleash a 3,500ºF rail of inferno with the push of a button. Which device will establish dominance?

In last week's episode of the NatGeo Channel's ridiculous/delightful "Showdown Of The Unbeatables" show, these two machines face off in an absurd challenge involving lighting and extinguishing vehicles dangling on cables from construction cranes. You know, to figure out which is better at what it's designed to do.

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Both are crazy cool to see in action, but you can skip straight to the contest at 12:15 if the suspense is killing you.