Elon Musk's flamethrower makes $3.5 million in sales
Source: CNET
The Boring Company decided to start selling flamethrower weapons over the weekend, and it appears to have become an aspiring supervillain's newest shop. Elon Musk's company has made $3.5 million in sales after the CEO announced the weapon on social media Saturday.
The flamethrower has The Boring Company's logo emblazoned on it and sells for $500 (roughly £355 and AU$620). Musk announced early Monday on Twitter that 7,000 of the 20,000 available flamethrowers have already been ordered, bringing us to $3.5 million using a little multiplication.
Musk, who is also known for leading Tesla and SpaceX, promoted his new fiery toy with glee in an Instagram video featuring him turning on the flamethrower and then running at the cameraman (Please don't do this, EVER!).
And accompanying the flamethrower on the website is a branded fire extinguisher, which The Boring Company openly advises is overpriced at $30 (roughly £20 and AU$40). Those should decide to order one should expect to receive the weapon this spring, notes the store website.
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brooklynite
(94,699 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,032 posts)brooklynite
(94,699 posts)Richard D
(8,761 posts). . . of ever owning a Tesla.
sweatlee
(15 posts)Maybe I don't really need a Tesla model 3, even though I have one on order. I used to trade their stock. Glad the electric car market is getting more competitive. If visionaries like Musk are going into the weapons business, I am out of Tesla business.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)Now I can ditch my frustrating old gas grille.
marble falls
(57,157 posts)Last edited Mon Jan 29, 2018, 08:47 PM - Edit history (1)
because after all, what possibly could go wrong?
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,257 posts)had a WWII army surplus flamethrower. Fired it up with kerosene. Used it for weed control and cracking rocks, he said. He was a harmless type, wouldn't hurt a flea.
SeattleVet
(5,478 posts)Callmecrazy
(3,065 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,201 posts)They are the best method to eradicate some weeds or invasive plants like Japanese barberry, known for providing an ideal habitat for the ticks that spread Lyme disease.
Rollo
(2,559 posts)...because of Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm. The eggs are in the scat and only destroyed by flame. Seriously, the recommended way to clean a raccoon cage is with a blow torch. A flame thrower would do, too.
In humans, raccoon roundworms can cause visceral larval migrans, and have been known to infect brains, eyes, etc of the very young, very old, and immune compromised, sometimes leading to death. Of the human.
Not that anyone should be keeping a wild animal like a raccoon in a cage or worse, as a house pet. Cruel to the animal as well as quite dangerous to the people in the vicinity.
NickB79
(19,258 posts)If I'm going to spend $500 on a flamethrower, I want something that has a range of more than 2 feet!
Because, ya know, shit happens......
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)MicaelS
(8,747 posts)And then the Prohibitionists will have a new horse to ride and flog.
FrodosNewPet
(495 posts)This scene is why I've always wanted a flamethrower, as well as being glad I did not have one.