The Flamethrower That Fits In Your Pocket

The Wooster

King Snap
Jul 15, 2008
15,305
0
0
The Flamethrower That Fits In Your Pocket

"Is that a flamethrower in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?" It's a flamethrower, actually.

"Think for a moment about the concept of the flamethrower," says comedian George Carlin during one of his best routines [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4nknAzQPHE]. "We have flamethrowers. And what this indicates to me, it means that at some point, some person said to himself, "Gee, I sure would like to set those people on fire over there. But I'm way too far away to get the job done." But what if you're not too far away, but too close? Well, the guys at instructables [http://www.instructables.com/id/MooseBear-Repellent-aka-FLAME-THROWER/#step1] have you covered. In fire, to be precise.

Deigned by instructables user PDRWLSN, the flamethrower pistol [http://www.instructables.com/id/MooseBear-Repellent-aka-FLAME-THROWER/] was originally designed, not to rain fire upon your enemies, but to light campfires. It's made from materials easily obtained from a local hardware store and powered by one AA and a can of butane. It's marginally safer than the traditional "hairspray and a match" flamethrowers favored by the twelve year olds and demented, objectivist vigilantes of yore [http://youtu.be/ELSGwz7xTmM?t=1m15s], but not that much safer. "Be safe, have a fire extinguisher or bucket of water nearby and someone else there in case what's burning is you," says PDRWLSN. "Never operate indoors. You wouldn't pee up a rope or spit into the wind, it'll get ya if you do, so don't use it when the wind is blowing."

Personally I'm hoping to commission two of them. Just in case I ever come across two campfires that need lighting at the same time.

Source: Instructables [http://www.instructables.com/id/MooseBear-Repellent-aka-FLAME-THROWER/#step1]


Permalink
 

YonderTunic

New member
Mar 4, 2010
324
0
0
Duuuuuuuuuuude I want like twenty of these things, like right NOW. To heck with Skyrim this'll be what eats my time for the next five years. I mean c'mon, FLAMETHROWER PISTOL is something everyone should want right?
 

Neonbob

The Noble Nuker
Dec 22, 2008
25,564
0
0
*drools uncontrollably*
My dreams of being the "KILL IT WITH FIRE" guy may have gotten closer to reality!
And major props to you for quoting Carlin!
 

Thaluikhain

Elite Member
Legacy
Jan 16, 2010
18,585
3,539
118
Flamethrowers should have a range greater than you can throw them. And attaching a big rock to them is cheating!

Ah, high school, where everyone knew someone that knew someone that converted a super-soaker into a flame thrower that worked, at least briefly.
 

Something Amyss

Aswyng and Amyss
Dec 3, 2008
24,759
0
0
thaluikhain said:
Flamethrowers should have a range greater than you can throw them. And attaching a big rock to them is cheating!

Ah, high school, where everyone knew someone that knew someone that converted a super-soaker into a flame thrower that worked, at least briefly.
I had a friend who tried that.

It went...Poorly. XD

(Thankfully, nobody was hurt)
 

zehydra

New member
Oct 25, 2009
5,033
0
0
"You wouldn't pee up a rope"

Well sure, but I wouldn't pee down a rope either.
 

Thaluikhain

Elite Member
Legacy
Jan 16, 2010
18,585
3,539
118
zehydra said:
"You wouldn't pee up a rope"

Well sure, but I wouldn't pee down a rope either.
Hey, remember that bit in that Bond movie where they guy is above bond, and pours the poison down a piece of string to try to get it in his mouth?

Yeah, I remember that bit too.
 

Mikeyfell

Elite Member
Aug 24, 2010
2,784
0
41
I want one.
No really, I want one.

All I would do is walk around at night waiting to get mugged.
I'd say "Oh, you want my money? Sorry, all I have is fire!!!"

Man, throwing matches just isn't going to cut it any more.
 

Escapefromwhatever

New member
Feb 21, 2009
2,368
0
0
Awesome! Now where's my handheld grapple gun? Seriously, I just want to be Batman already.

Infernai said:
Geo Da Sponge said:
LtFerret said:
DVS BSTrD said:
Zachary Amaranth said:
DVS BSTrD said:
I'll take a matching set!
You might get flamed for that.
That pun was very well done.
These puns really burn me up
Hey guys, I think you all need to chill!



Am I doing it right?
What's wrong? Can't stand the Heat?


Nah, he's right. You guys need to cool it!
 

iLikeHippos

New member
Jan 19, 2010
1,837
0
0
Call me a hipster, but I thought of this idea when I was 14-15. I even made a flamethrower gun from some workshop classses I had, although it could only lit small match fires instead of a giant stream of fire.
Should had patented it, I tell ya.

Captcha: Ersedar called

What did he say, master?