A team of German engineers decided to solve the problem of excessive snow using a jet engine-equipped backpack with a 160 horsepower snow blower.
The thousand degrees of hot jet gases remove ice within seconds, and even snow heights of more than two feet are gone with a single blast.
Discovery Channel went to Germany and shot this rather new way of snow-plowing service for their prime time Daily Planet show. But they also detected some serious problems the developers will have to face in the future: when used on a patch of grass, the snow might not be the only thing blown away. Certain safety precautions should be used when operating powerful machinery such as this.
What's Driving This Trend
- Jet Engine-equipped Backpacks
- The development of jet engine-equipped backpacks presents disruptive innovation opportunities for snow removal services and outdoor maintenance industries.
- Excessive Snow Solutions
- The need for solutions to remove excessive snow can drive disruptive innovations in the snow removal industry.
- Powerful Machinery Safety Precautions
- The demand for safety precautions when operating powerful machinery like jet engine-equipped snow blowers can lead to disruptive innovations in safety equipment and training industry.
Who This Affects Most
- Snow Removal Services
- Disruptive innovation opportunities arise in the snow removal services industry with the introduction of jet engine-equipped backpacks for efficient snow clearing.
- Outdoor Maintenance
- The development of jet engine-equipped backpacks presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the outdoor maintenance industry in their quest for efficient snow removal solutions.
- Safety Equipment and Training
- The introduction of powerful jet engine-equipped machinery creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the safety equipment and training industry to ensure proper precautions and safe operation.
