Americans Are "Fired Up" About First Commercially Available Flamethrowers

ZeroHedge ^ | 8/26/15 | Tyler Durden

[Kartographer]

In the wake of two companies now selling the first commercially available flamethrowers in the United States, at least one mayor has called for increased restrictions on their use. And to no one's surprise, the prospect of prohibition has now driven more sales.

"Business is skyrocketing higher than ever due to the discussion on prohibition," Chris Byars, the CEO of the Ion Productions Team based in Troy, Michigan, told Ars by e-mail.

[Sir Napsalot]

Calvin and Hobbes ......

[Little Ray]

Me too.
We need ordering sites!

[umgud]

Plumb one to your car door for anti carjacking purposes.

[Alberta's Child]

I think it’s a great tool for dealing with a hornet’s nest.

[muir_redwoods]

Sounds like a perfect product for 3-D printing

[Paladin2]

" propane weed burners."

They sound like a small rocket engine.

Plus they make a well laid, social fire in the fire pit get off to a quick and dramatic start...

[xrmusn]

Definitely a better way to back down a mob - even though a 5 shot revolver good - normally - the cowards will take off when one goes down BUT chance that may regroup.

Fire up a bunch of ‘Krispy Kritters’ and the rest will probably go on home.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Great for clearing out briar patches, tick and chigger infested brush, locust infestations, burning spines of cactus so cattle can eat them, and a hundred other good uses.

LET’S BAN THEM! People need to be scratched, chewed, blood sucked, gardens destroyed.

[fella]

They’d be good for setting back fires in fighting forest and grass fires.

[GingisK]

... but I’m not that good with a flaming arrow ...

Flaming arrows really don't fly very far. You'd be really disappointed with them.

[catnipman]

Looks like they might be good for making mass quantities of Creme Brulees.

[tumblindice]

My first thought was “zombies!”
But if you think about it, that’s like giving coffee to a drunk.
Who wants a wide awake drunk?
Who wants a bunch of zombies staggering around on fire?

But I still want a flammenwerfer.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And what could go right.

I would like one.

Just because.

[Darksheare]

I promise not to use it in the house.

[Fungi]

I like gadgets too, but can't justify this for any reason.

[mountn man]

[CapnJack]

Gotta get those eggs before they hatch ...

[Joe Boucher]

Make a passel of blue helmets pay attention

[elcid1970]

“Spaceballs the flamethrower!!! The kids love that one!”

Neat, but it will never equal the “Zippo” flamethrower tanks they used on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Now those did some real`crispy critters’.

(”The one and only cereal that comes in the shape of animals!!”

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I have no need to justify it. I want one and there is no reason why I should not have it. Well... no reason beyond that pesky money thing.

It could come in handy or it could just be something cool I take out every couple of years and play with.