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(Don’t) Build Your Own Handheld Flamethrower

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12:30PM November 12, 2011 | Logan Booker

Building your own flamethrowing pistol is most assuredly in the “Don’t try this at home” category of weekend projects. But that shouldn’t stop you from watching this video of someone who thought it was a marvellous idea. More »


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How To Build Your Very Own Flamethrower Jack-O’-Lantern

9:20AM October 28, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

This time of year, there’s no shortage of insane and awesome Jack-O’-Lanterns this time of year, but this is the first we’ve seen that shoots fire out of its mouth via a remote-controlled flame thrower. Instructables user randofo has a guide on how to make your own. More »


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Boston Mayor Wanted To Fight Snow With Flamethrowers In 1948

7:20AM February 5, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Those of you in the northern hemisphere are probably either snowed in, cold or at least inconvenienced by the latest onslaught of flakes. Shovelling sucks! Snowblowers are obnoxious! The elegant solution? Flamethrowers, as asked of MIT by the Mayor of Boston, 60 years ago. More »


Flamethrower Trombone: Revenge Of The Marching Band

3:40AM August 25, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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It’s best not to ask why someone would outfit his trombone with a flamethrower. The better question is why the rest of the brass section hasn’t followed suit. More »


Music Video Answers Eternal Flamethrower Vs Fire Extinguisher Question

8:00AM July 29, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Sentences beginning in “What if we got a flamethrower and…” usually result in horrible, moronic, burnt disaster. But we’re glad director Tomas Mankovsky threw caution to the fiery wind to see what happens when a flamethrower meets a fire extinguisher. More »


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Good Morning, Britain!

8:40PM March 25, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Going through some sort of third-life crisis, 30-year-old British plumber Colin Fruze did what every road-rager dreams of, but dares not do: attached a flame-thrower to his moped. Take that, Ford Mondeo men! More »


DIY Flamethrower Wall Poster: The Perfect Holiday Gift

6:40AM December 4, 2009 | Danny Allen

There’s nothing quite like the home creation of deadly weapons. I mean, what could go wrong? This beautiful $US11 wall chart explains how everyday materials can become a propane-powered flamethrower, and there’s a potato cannon version, too. Take a look: More »


Homemade Air Horn Flamethrower: DIY If You Dare

10:00AM September 3, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Artist and sculptor Ariel Schlesinger somehow (his site is down, so the guide is AWOL at the moment) replaced an air horn’s compressed air tank with butane to create what we can only refer to as a fire horn. Awesome. More »


Rambo Goes Corporate Donning a Mini Laser-Sighted Machine Gun Flamethrower

8:20AM March 18, 2009 | Mark Wilson

You should really add a little pizazz to your next board meeting with this mini laser-sighted machine gun flame thrower.

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