Tuesday, January 30, 2018

"Elon Musk’s flamethrower faces possible sales ban in California"

It's all flamethrower fun and games until someone starts a wildfire that kills 20 people and costs a billion dollars.
From Teslarati:
If a California assemblyman has his way, none of Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. flamethrowers would ever be sold in the Golden State. In a passionate announcement on Twitter, California assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) expressed his outrage at the Boring Company flamethrowers, saying that the product is insensitive considering the recent wildfires that swept the state. 

Santiago further urged the public to be equally offended by Elon Musk’s latest product. According to the assemblyman, he would be proposing a legislation that would ban the sale of the fiery device to the public. In a strongly-worded statement posted by The Verge, Santiago described the release of the Boring Company flamethrower as a “slap in the face.”...
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Previously:
Jan. 26
"Here’s Elon Musk’s $600 Boring Company flamethrower"
October 2016 
The Urban Assault Bicycle You've Been Waithing For: BOND Bike Has Flamethrower, Ejector Seat
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