Whatever happened to all the people that bought the Boring Company flamethrower?
They'd be a good customer base for this, but strangely I never hear how they're getting on now
this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2024
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I need it for personal protection.
It's my "emotional support dog".
Can I just get a robot dog armed with a super soaker? That would be hilarious.
The whole article listing the various uses of flamethrowers, like environmental conservation, then mentioning concerns that flamethrowers can double as weapons is just... I don't even know what to do with that.
it even lists napalm as an intended use. gonna conserve the hell out of that commie rainforest, I guess?
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Now if i just had an extra 10k lying around collecting dust..
HANS! Bring ze Flemmenwerfherhund!
I'm holding out for a fully-autonomous flamethrower robotic monkey.
suprised this wasn't elon musk
I, for one, welcome our new overlords.
I have $10k and a list.
Completely useless for firefighting. Putting a drip torch on its ass and letting it walk a line, maybe. But it's not going to cut down the trees to make a firebreak, who what's the point.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
If you've been wondering when you'll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer, that day has finally arrived.
It features a one-hour battery, a 30-foot flame-throwing range, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for remote control through a smartphone.
It also includes a LIDAR sensor for mapping and obstacle avoidance, laser sighting, and first-person view (FPV) navigation through an onboard camera.
The company lists possible applications of the new robot as "wildfire control and prevention," "agricultural management," "ecological conservation," "snow and ice removal," and "entertainment and SFX."
Back in 2018, Elon Musk made the news for offering an official Boring Company flamethrower that reportedly sold 10,000 units in 48 hours.
Even so, to state the obvious, flamethrowers can easily burn both things and people, starting fires and wreaking havoc if not used safely.
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