Would this survival pod make you feel safer?

Disaster prep used to mean bottled water, flashlights and maybe a generator in the garage.Now a French startup is taking all of that to the next level.

Momentum Technologies recently showed off its LifePods survival capsules.According to the company's website, the capsules are designed to protect people, families, response teams and critical infrastructure during natural disasters, industrial risks and security threats.You can see why something like this would get a lot of attention right now.

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(Momentum Technologies)LifePods survival capsules are compact shelters built for extreme emergencies.Momentum Technologies says the capsules can provide immediate shelter during tsunamis, flash floods, storm surges, armed attacks, collapses, extreme fires and dangerous environments.

That makes them different from the underground bunker you may imagine behind a hidden steel door.These cap...