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Mexican student creates an acoustic fire extinguisher to put out fire in seconds

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hacker News

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Article URL: https://www.upsocl.com/en/16-year-old-mexican-student-creates-an-acoustic-fire-extinguisher-that-uses-sound-waves-to-put-out-fires-in-seconds/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49652237 Points: 134 # Comments: 50…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://www.upsocl.com/en/16-year-old-mexican-student-creates-an-acoustic-fire-extinguisher-that-uses-sound-waves-to-put-out-fires-in-seconds/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49652237 Points: 134 # Comments: 50…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:00:56 UTC.

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