We measure how many people read us, Fsck yeah These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. and ensure you see relevant ads, by storing cookies on your device. The Boring Company's toy is unlikely to be used for much except kicking off house fires at parties, losing rental deposits to flame damage, and causing minor burns. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX announced on Jan. 27 that his tunneling startup The Boring Company will be selling branded ”flamethrowers” to fans. But let's be real: the "flamethrower" is basically a glorified propane blowtorch of the type commonly used by gardeners for burning weeds, and for clearing snowy driveways, and for trying to look cooooooool.

You've got to hand it to Elon Musk – the guy could sell pork pies at a rabbinical convention.Over the weekend, his Boring Company started flogging thousands of "flamethrowers," netting the Tesla and SpaceX billionaire a cool $4.5m in sales as the internet went bananas for the gimmick.The thought of Musk wielding an actual flamethrower reminded people of Simpsons supervillain The $500 devices went on sale on Saturday, with Musk "Obviously, a flamethrower is a super terrible idea. ®Join our daily or weekly newsletters, subscribe to a specific section or set

The thought of Musk wielding an actual flamethrower reminded people of Simpsons supervillain Hank Scorpio, driving Elon's fans into a frenzy. Such prosaic hardware typically goes for a couple hundred bucks, however, as Boring points out, such machines don't come with a cool sticker. They allow us to count visits and traffic sources so that we can measure and improve the performance of our sites. Works against hordes of the undead or your money back," he beamed. But you too can You’ll not only be able to show your inventiveness, you’ll be able to take a side-hustle as a roofer.

The gas flame looks moderately impressive but pales into insignificance compared to proper flamethrowers that shoot either jellied gasoline or ethanol.Then again, in just one week, Elon's SpaceX team could show us a real badass flamethrower. And Boring's does, apparently.Given the availability of firearms and similar weapons in America, it should come as little surprise to you that real flamethrowers are legal to own and operate in most US states. These cookies are strictly necessary so that you can navigate the site as normal and use all features.

Without these cookies we cannot provide you with the service that you expect. "But wait, there’s more: the flamethrower is sentient, its safe word is 'cryptocurrency' and it comes with a free blockchain. Well, sorry, it's the law. The company got into the flamethrower business after hawking 50,000 hats, a milestone Musk set on Twitter last December. Stand by for 'targeted marketing'

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For the sake of brevity, we'll refer to The Boring Company Flamethrower as the Musk Model 1. These cookies collect information in aggregate form to help us understand how our websites are being used. The Boring Firm Flamethrower versus the "CSI XR-5 Superior Foremost Battle Rifle" Airsoft gun. “Customise Settings”. You can also change your choices at any time, by hitting the Protestors target wrong Target after petition sees game pulled from shelves in Australia A department of one of the top 10 global financial services and insurance companies was seeking to remove the complexities and inefficiencies of their payments processing. Right to bear arms doesn't cover armed UAVs If you're cool with that, hit “Accept all Cookies”. It looks like The Boring Company will unload $9.5 million worth of the devices before the week is out.Before shelling out for one, it’s worth noting that the flamethrowers are in all likelihood modified roof torches, essentially propane-powered heaters that melt a sticky layer of asphalt on “torch-down” roofing.

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