One of Elon Musk’s companies are selling flamethrowers to the general public

[Jack Davenport]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-500-dollar-flamethrowers-sold-out-for-10-million/

This won’t end well.

Only a good guy with a flamethrower can stop a bad guy with a flamethrower. A question, don’t flamethrowers harm the environment?

 

[Supafly]

Firethrowers are totally ecofriendly

 

[~~whimsy~~]

Already sold over 10 million worth.

 

[D-rock]

It's more like a normal wide mouth propane torch package in a gun shape. It's not something I would consider a "flamethrower". Look at videos of what actual military flamethrowers do. It's not this.

 

[Elwood70]

The name "Elon Musk" sounds like a supervillain .



.....or a dudebro.

 

[ChuckFaze]

It's more like a normal wide mouth propane torch package in a gun shape. It's not something I would consider a "flamethrower". Look at videos of what actual military flamethrowers do. It's not this.

Unfortunately, semantics aside, it's got jussst enough of an element for as Blue Countach pointed out ... this not ending well. It might be a sorry ass excuse for a flamethrower, but there's still just enough of a flame danger there for some wacked out student to create a situation at a school ... or any other fucked up criminal to ohhh say --- hold up a bank, a convenience store or any business with one of these glorified propane torches. Who knows ... a group of friends might decide it's a great idea to play Rambo or Mercenary or whatever with each of them having one of these flamethrowers and next thing you know, something will go seriously wrong.

 

[Jack Davenport]

It's more like a normal wide mouth propane torch package in a gun shape. It's not something I would consider a "flamethrower". Look at videos of what actual military flamethrowers do. It's not this.

Yeah, we’ll my Del-Ton AR-15 is just a scary looking rifle.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

All I want to know is...........will it melt the snow, so I don't have to shovel?

Yeah, we’ll my Del-Ton AR-15 is just a scary looking rifle.

Never heard of Del-Ton before. Here's a link you might like to browse. I've already drooled on my keyboard, and made a wish list. Wanna guess which is my favorite?!?!?! I was honestly amazed at the number of companies that make AR's.

http://www.americanfirearms.org/manufacturers/

 

[Jack Davenport]

My Del-Ton is manufactured here in North Carolina. Supporting the home team. I made some awesome mods to it over the holidays.

 

[Johan]

Give teachers Flame-throwers

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Give teachers Flame-throwers

That's ridicules... cattle prods are more then acquit. Of course a small .22lr side arm wouldn't hurt.

 

[Jack Davenport]

That's ridicules... cattle prods are more then acquit. Of course a small .22lr side arm wouldn't hurt.

From my seared dead hands...

 

[D-rock]

Unfortunately, semantics aside, it's got jussst enough of an element for as Blue Countach pointed out ... this not ending well. It might be a sorry ass excuse for a flamethrower, but there's still just enough of a flame danger there for some wacked out student to create a situation at a school ... or any other fucked up criminal to ohhh say --- hold up a bank, a convenience store or any business with one of these glorified propane torches. Who knows ... a group of friends might decide it's a great idea to play Rambo or Mercenary or whatever with each of them having one of these flamethrowers and next thing you know, something will go seriously wrong.

The thing is I don't see how that isn't already the case with a normal propane torch that can easily be bought at most hardware or home improvement stores, and for a much cheaper at that. At that point people are worried because it looks more cool than them. While there are a lot of stupid people out there that might do something dumb because of that, as long as there aren't selling it to kids, I have a problem with basing some objects threat level based off of appearances and not actual function.

 

[Rey C.]

I might buy me one uh deez. If Elon keeps toying with the idea of going to Mars and pissing off the Martians, a feller might need sumpin' like dis gat.