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The Guardian:Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire founder of electric car company Tesla and tunnelling company Boring, has sold $3m (£2.1m) worth of boring flamethrowers in less than 24 hours.
The maverick businessman, who last week secured a pay deal that could see him collect $55bn, had pledged that if The Boring Company sold 50,000 baseball caps at $20 each he would start selling flamethrowers.
The caps sold out, and Musk started selling $500 flamethrowers on Sunday, tweeting: Guaranteed to liven up any party!
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On Twitter, he said the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) decrees that any flamethrower with a flame shorter than 10ft is A-ok. Our design is max fun for least danger. Id be way more scared of a steak knife.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)linuxman
(2,337 posts)I'm not interested in propane brush-torches.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)sarisataka
(18,755 posts)As agricultural tools. If they were classed as a gun a background check would be required.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)No need to get wrapped around the axle on this. We're not talking napalm here.
I can make a bigger flame with my current weed burner.
melm00se
(4,994 posts)right here.
look at the fine print on the Boring website:
-Fire extinguisher sold separately (for exorbitant amounts of money)
-Taxes and shipping will be added at checkout
-Additional customs fees may apply for international orders because of laws
-International customers can receive a full refund if not happy with said fees
-Before shipping, aspiring flamethrower aficionados will be sent a terms and conditions rhyme for review and acceptance
-Starts shipping in spring
-May not be used on Boring Company decorative lacquered hay bales or Boring Company dockside munitions warehouses
Anyone else see issues with what is bolded?
brooklynite
(94,703 posts)On Friday, there was talk that it sat behind a password-protected product page.
On Saturday, it appeared for sale on the company's website at the bargain price of $500.
Oh, but there was so much fascinating marketing to accompany it.
There was Musk showing off his little friend.
https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musks-flamethrower-is-real-and-yours-for-just-500/
LisaM
(27,827 posts)Gad, he bothers the crap out of me. Unfortunately, I seem to be in a vast minority.
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)Archae
(46,343 posts)NickB79
(19,258 posts)Lol
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)Any agriculture store.
I have to say, Ive never heard of liquor store being robbed with one.