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General Category => 3DHS => Topic started by: hnumpah on September 06, 2015, 11:38:20 PM
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Under a 1981 treaty, at least 50 countries, including the United States, have banned their militaries from employing flamethrowers (as “inhumane”), but entrepreneurs have begun to market the devices domestically for $900-$1,600 each (based on the distance of the flame, at 25 feet or 50 feet). Federal regulators appear uninterested (as the contraptions are technically neither “firearms” nor “explosives”), and only two states prohibit them outright, though a few jurisdictions believe flamethrowers are illegal under fire codes. The Ohio startup Throwflame has sensed the need for marketing savvy and describes flamethrowers as primarily for “entertainment.” (Recent news reports indicate a slight run on sales under the suspicion that authorities will soon realize the danger and outlaw them.) [ArsTechnica.com, 8-25-2015; CNN via WTKR-TV (Norfolk, Va.), 8-14-2015]
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I'd like to have one for some huge burn piles out at the ranch
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A spray can of Right Guard and Bic lighter can be useful for entertainment purposes.
Spray Ether Starting fluid is even more spectacular.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILA1ic-Q8_E
This must be about the worst choice possible for robbing a bank.
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It would be the THREAT of using it that might make them hand over the money. If you used it, you would burn up the loot.
I agree this would be a dumb thing to try, anywhere.