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Commercial Flamethrower Successfully Crowdfunded

ColdWetDog writes: You've always wanted one, of course. Zombies, the occasional alien infestation. The neighbor's smelly roses. You just need to be prepared for things. You can get freeze dried food, AR15's, enough ammo to start a small police action (at least here in the U.S. -- YMMV), but it has been difficult to get a modern, portable flamethrower until now. CNET has a brief explanation on the XM42, which doubled its Indiegogo funding target in just a few days.

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  1. Merchandising, Merchandising by bkmoore · · Score: 4, Funny

    "....where the real money from the movie is made. Spaceballs-the T-shirt, Spaceballs-the Coloring Book, Spaceballs-the Lunch box, Spaceballs-the Breakfast Cereal, Spaceballs-the Flame Thrower.... The kids love this one."

  2. Re:the big question by oodaloop · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's legal in all states except MD and CA. There generally hasn't been a big problem with drive-by flamethrowings.

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  3. Re:OMG america is stupid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wanted so desperately for there to be a comment on this that I could mod flamebait. Thank you for your contribution.

  4. Re: Legal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good we don't want any tea-baggy cry babies here anyway

  5. Re:Better fund water wells than flame throwers by Adriax · · Score: 4, Funny

    Says you.
    I've been itching to whole roast a deer mid jump.

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  6. Re:Better fund water wells than flame throwers by Intrepid+imaginaut · · Score: 4, Funny

    Killing isn't bad when it's mosquitoes. You've supped your last on me you little bloodsucking bastards!

  7. Re:Bad name by Mr.+Shotgun · · Score: 4, Funny

    Er, when you say "clearing".....? [fearing the worst].

    Burned the people inside to death or near enough so they stopped fighting. What do you think the flamethrower did? Spewed chocolate bunnies inside to make the enemies lapse into a diabetic coma?

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  8. Re: Better fund water wells than flame throwers by Zontar+The+Mindless · · Score: 3, Funny

    That sounds a bit like claiming to be celibate while boasting that you've the neighbourhood's biggest and best porn archive.

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