SpaceChampion Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Also, SpaceX is in talks with NASA & Space Florida (a state organization that shepherds bringing in new business to Florida) to build a factory for building the BFR, right next door to Blue Origin's factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Turns out Elon Musk is a wanker after all. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/29/elon-musk-sells-21m-of-flamethrowers-in-a-day-plus-extinguishers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Spockydog said: Turns out Elon Musk is a wanker after all. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/29/elon-musk-sells-21m-of-flamethrowers-in-a-day-plus-extinguishers More a blowtorch than a flamethrower, but perhaps it is needed to fight off the C.H.U.D.s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Spockydog said: Turns out Elon Musk is a wanker after all. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/29/elon-musk-sells-21m-of-flamethrowers-in-a-day-plus-extinguishers I clicked on your link in the expectation of finding some type of wordplay in the article to humorously justify your statement, but alas, it seems you meant it quite seriously. What, pray tell, is it that upsets you so much about the Boring Company flamethrower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, Free Northman Reborn said: I clicked on your link in the expectation of finding some type of wordplay in the article to humorously justify your statement, but alas, it seems you meant it quite seriously. What, pray tell, is it that upsets you so much about the Boring Company flamethrower? Ask me again in a few weeks after some idiot has set his child/dog/house on fire with it. Seriously, what is the point of a flamethrower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Spockydog said: I'm just disappointed. I thought he was a bit more enlightened than this. It's nothing like a blowtorch. This thing has a range of about eight or nine feet. That's no fucking joke. You should live a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Yeah, maybe I should move to the States where I can walk into a supermarket and buy an assault rifle to go with my flamethrower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Free Northman Reborn said: You should live a little. Okay, tell me what you would do with one of these devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Just now, Spockydog said: Okay, tell me what you would do with one of these devices. It does not necessarily have utility. Certainly not $500's worth of utility. If I was rich and didn't mind throwing $500 away for a laugh, or if I was given one for free, I'd run around pretty much like Elon is in that video, making the thing go whoosh. Then, once the tank was empty I'd probably stash it in the garage and forget about it until a garage sale 20 years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 26 minutes ago, Free Northman Reborn said: It does not necessarily have utility. Certainly not $500's worth of utility. If I was rich and didn't mind throwing $500 away for a laugh, or if I was given one for free, I'd run around pretty much like Elon is in that video, making the thing go whoosh. Yeah, you and 7000 other morons. This is a deadly fucking weapon. You do realise these things are banned in warfare under the Geneva Convention? But, fuck that. Imma going run around my neighbourhood, fantasising about torching some Gook/Raghead village. Get some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Yeah, you and 7000 other morons. This is a deadly fucking weapon. You do realise these things are banned in warfare under the Geneva Convention? But, fuck that. Imma going run around my neighbourhood, fantasising about torching some Gook/Raghead village. Get some! I think you may be taking this a tad too seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, Free Northman Reborn said: I think you may be taking this a tad too seriously. Maybe. Time will tell. I just find it incredulous that a man whom many claim to be such a visionary is flogging a device whose only real purpose is arson, or burning people or animals alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Hey, I see Chandler Riggs just bought one. I retract my earlier statement regarding the device's lack of potential utility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMetis Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Spockydog said: Ask me again in a few weeks after some idiot has set his child/dog/house on fire with it. Seriously, what is the point of a flamethrower? Pest control largely. Specifically afrcanized honey bees. Which is why they aren't illegal. Though I doubt these things have the range or spray time to be all that effective. All in all these things are hardly the most dumbass thing that people could get their hands on and fuck around with. See any number of perfectly legal power tools or vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, TrueMetis said: Pest control largely. Specifically afrcanized honey bees. Which is why they aren't illegal. All in all these things are hardly the most dumbass thing that people could get their hands on and fuck around with. Personally, I don't think we should be exterminating any bees, Africanized or not. And fire really isn't the best way to deal with pests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMetis Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Personally, I don't think we should be exterminating any bees, Africanized or not. And fire really isn't the best way to deal with pests. Perhaps not, but people do it anyway. Also I refuse to click on a daily mail link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, TrueMetis said: Also I refuse to click on a daily mail link. My apologies. It was the first (of many) links that popped up when I searched for morons burning their own houses down to get rid of pests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueMetis Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Spockydog said: My apologies. It was the first (of many) links that popped up when I searched for morons burning their own houses down to get rid of pests. Not surprising and no apology necessary, I don't really need a news story to accept that stupid people are doing stupid things. (did this even involve an actual flamethrower? Cause I can see this happening because of an idiot with a lighter and a can of axe body spray) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerHaHa Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 10 hours ago, Spockydog said: Yeah, maybe I should move to the States where I can walk into a supermarket and buy an assault rifle to go with my flamethrower. Perhaps you should consider leaving the UK as well, where acid and kitchen knives are legal, and used very frequently to attack people. My aunt being one of those in London, among the 1500 attacks with acid in London alone in just the last 5 years. Thousands and thousands of similar acid attacks in the rest of the UK in the same time period. Ban all home acid products! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Really getting off-topic here. Maybe take it to another thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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