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Xithras

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11. People spend money for these?

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 02:46 PM

Aug 2015

Flamethrowers are like potato guns. Any idiot with a few hand tools can make one if they have $75 and a Home Depot and Harbor Freight nearby. A small air tank, a small kerosene tank, a hand valve, and a few pipes, bits, and parts to hook it all together is all it takes. There are plenty of Youtube videos that will show you how to do it in under an hour.

Why would anyone spend $1600 on this?

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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