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A Functional Wrist-Mounted Flame Thrower

By John Farrier in Gadget on Apr 29, 2008 at 4:08 pm



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The first 30 seconds of this video is a clip from one of the X-Men movies, and the rest is footage of an explanation and demonstration of this marvelous gadget.

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  1. Jerse
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 4:12 pm

    That's a great way to burn the skin off of your palm

  2. Xopl
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    Or the hair off your palm. I'm looking at you, Jerse.

  3. OddNumber
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    Pretty cool, yet not very smart. I wonder how many people will injure themselves imitating this guy.

  4. Rich
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    I suspect your average superhero guy might request the activation wrist-action to be a bit more macho.

    Fists of fire!!! verses a "Flaming Wave".

    Once perfected... I can see this being useful for answering your door on Halloween, barbecues or removing leaves from trees before they come down in autumn.

  5. andrewdoane
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    Out of his mind and into the fantasies of kids picked on by bullies everywhere.

  6. MrPumpernickel
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    That looks ENTIRELY safe!

  7. bean
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    Reminds me of the video of the guy handling a ball of fire, saying it was completely safe... and not mentioning that his hands were coated in fire retardant.

  8. Jerse
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 5:38 pm

    @Xopl

    Touche

  9. kid_icarus
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    i half-expected the fuel to explode taking off whatever body part it was nearest.

  10. Ali S.
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    Guy 1: Pardon me sir do you have the time?

    Guy 2: Why, yes I do! It's time to fry! >:3

    Guy 1: Aieeee!

  11. MightyCow
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    Thank you, flame thrower guy, for inspiring some random person who will be on next week's AoTS Epic Fail.

    Awesome.

  12. ted
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    What a dink. Funny thing is, the flames in the movie wouldn't have been done anything like his setup. Probably a stuntperson would have refused to be wired into something that dangerous-looking.

    Other than that, he could have filmed something more interesting than burning a plastic cup - maybe going after squirrels - take that!

  13. Aar000n
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    @kid icarus

    There's almost no way that the fuel would explode. There's not really a way for the flame to reach the can. Same principle as any lighter.

  14. SenorMysterioso
    Apr 29th, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    Future darwin award winner

  15. just a guy
    Apr 30th, 2008 at 12:58 am

    i want a way to shoot lightning now. get to work on it, internet!

  16. eric
    Apr 30th, 2008 at 2:29 am

    does anyone have a light?

    >:)

  17. Christophe
    Apr 30th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Jango or Boba?

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