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Octafish

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2. Perfect for Home and Homeland Defense!

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 02:24 PM

Aug 2015

I'll take one of each, please!

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Flamethrowers, given up by military, are now being sold to the public [View all] KamaAina Aug 2015 OP

STOP with the FLAMING-SHAMING! closeupready Aug 2015 #1

Perfect for Home and Homeland Defense! Octafish Aug 2015 #2

Isn't that a George Carlin quote? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #64

That's the Carlin quote alright! hifiguy Aug 2015 #66

Guess we're no longer fucked if we have to go up against the Army NuclearDem Aug 2015 #81

Thank you for the heads-up, Hassin Bin Sober! Octafish Aug 2015 #70

Thanks for finding that! I've been looking for it. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #75

Can They Be Open Carried Anywhere? TheMastersNemesis Aug 2015 #3

What could POSSIBLY go wrong there? hifiguy Aug 2015 #4

Not a thing KamaAina Aug 2015 #5

A good gut with a flamethrower stops a bad guy with a flamethrower and... Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #76

Beats shoveling snow jberryhill Aug 2015 #6

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I am female and totally want one! Mojorabbit Aug 2015 #47

That's even funnier! haikugal Aug 2015 #48

Speaking as a Minnesotan, hifiguy Aug 2015 #20

Mosquito control too! nt jonno99 Aug 2015 #26

Keep those nasty tailgaters at a safe following distance. n/t cloudbase Aug 2015 #38

I'll take two sarisataka Aug 2015 #43

A Fargo Man Beta tested the idea, plus he got to ride in the back of a Black Mariah Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #65

oh yea yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #72

LOL, short bus people with a flamethrower! Win! Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #74

Similar devices HassleCat Aug 2015 #7

I can't wait to get one! zappaman Aug 2015 #8

I'm waiting for ones that can be mounted on a drone jberryhill Aug 2015 #12

Yeah, it's probably a good thing they didn't have drones when I was a kid arcane1 Aug 2015 #77

They've been sold for years. You can buy them at Home Depot Recursion Aug 2015 #10

Garden Dragons are shorter range. Xithras Aug 2015 #15

People spend money for these? Xithras Aug 2015 #11

They also required jellied gas fuel, which would need to be manufactured as well. [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2015 #13

Jellied gas isn't required Xithras Aug 2015 #18

Jellied fuel adds to the range.[n/t] Maedhros Aug 2015 #19

That's easy. backscatter712 Aug 2015 #30

Well, now hifiguy Aug 2015 #44

I'd imagine anyone purchasing one would rather have a professionally manufactured device LanternWaste Aug 2015 #25

I'd think the chances of blowing up the house hifiguy Aug 2015 #45

Fifty feet? Hmm... jmowreader Aug 2015 #14

Nice! KamaAina Aug 2015 #16

Great for those weekend get-togethers and tailgate parties. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #17

I shudder at the thought of Eagles or Raiders fans hifiguy Aug 2015 #32

Good thing they're in separate conferences KamaAina Aug 2015 #34

They don't seem to be abused that much. ileus Aug 2015 #21

Both companies started selling them this year. KamaAina Aug 2015 #23

Christmas Eve, 2008. EL34x4 Aug 2015 #46

this is news? my friends made something similar out of a super soaker when 13. Amishman Aug 2015 #22

I always wondered what would happen if someone filled a Super Soaker with sulfuric acid KamaAina Aug 2015 #24

Wouldn't the Super Soaker melt hifiguy Aug 2015 #33

Not sure. I thought acid mostly dissolved metal. KamaAina Aug 2015 #35

No, but any springs and metal bits in contact with the liquid would be fairly quick gone. Thor_MN Aug 2015 #52

It could come in handy to start the BBQ pit. herding cats Aug 2015 #27

They're not weapons, they're cooking utensils! backscatter712 Aug 2015 #28

Or better yet, market them as musical instruments backscatter712 Aug 2015 #29

That was a great scene! jonno99 Aug 2015 #36

You know that some group is building the Doof Wagon for Burning Man. backscatter712 Aug 2015 #61

The best thing about that Doofwagon rig Codeine Aug 2015 #53

Did they explain how they know it is a family fun toy? So it's like a swimming pool Rex Aug 2015 #31

Moichandising! jmowreader Aug 2015 #39

Because you never know when an ALIEN might be around One_Life_To_Give Aug 2015 #37

The Spaceballs flamethrower WDIM Aug 2015 #40

Perfect for arachnophibics, ophidiophobics and general attic and crawlspace cleaning. nc4bo Aug 2015 #41

Yep. No more attic, no more crawl space, no more house. But no more spiders! backscatter712 Aug 2015 #50

Somewhere some terror guy is gonna see this. Much cooler than a pressure cooker dembotoz Aug 2015 #42

not a good idea to sell to public Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #49

I remember when you could buy a surplus Norden Bombsight. gordianot Aug 2015 #51

Of course, the bomber was extra... brooklynite Aug 2015 #67

The bomber went cheap in the 60's. gordianot Aug 2015 #69

They've always been classified as agricultural devices. X_Digger Aug 2015 #54

But now they seem to be classified as fun devices. KamaAina Aug 2015 #55

Agriculture is a lot more fun with one of these! jberryhill Aug 2015 #58

Some who've used one to burn a fallow field would agree. X_Digger Aug 2015 #60

since our tax dollars paid for these shouldn't they be free ? olddots Aug 2015 #56

I don't believe these are surplus KamaAina Aug 2015 #68

Are these more or less dangerous than lawn darts? n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #57

Lawn Darts? jberryhill Aug 2015 #59

What could possibly go wrong? madinmaryland Aug 2015 #62

File me under "wants one", too. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #63

Maybe they can mount them on private drones aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #71

Hornets killed with homemade flamethrower! yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #73

"Another NFA talking point!" Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #78

Just the thing in case a campaign Meme morphs into a full-grown Blob attack! leveymg Aug 2015 #79

The lethal weapons fanciers will snap those up. Hoyt Aug 2015 #80