Activist Post – by Elias Marat
Considering that extreme and growing heat is one of the biggest problems facing human society today, it would be safe to assume that the last thing we need is more fire in our lives.
But who are we fooling? Fire has always been an inseparable part of what makes us human, be it as a means to make food edible, a tool in battle or, according to Sigmund Freud, an element that’s been a key point of origin for most societies.
And now, the Throwflame company—which bills itself as the “oldest flamethrower manufacturer in the U.S.”—is hoping to extend the burn to those hard-to-reach spots just begging to be scorched.
And what better way to do so than by releasing a fully functional flamethrower unit that can be attached to flying drones?
According to The Verge, Throwflame’s TF-19 WASP is a new fiery appendage that will allow any commercial-grade lightweight lift drone with a payload capacity of five pounds to spit fire as far as 25 feet away. The TF-19 will also be equipped with a one-gallon fuel tank capable of streaming out a steady jet of fire for up to 100 seconds, ensuring that anything targeted by the WASP will be burned to oblivion.
What else would you expect from a company that advertises itself with the tagline: “After all, we too love the smell of napalm in the morning”?
Needless to say, this fire-breathing infernal flying machine comes at a cost. The WASP will be sold for $1,499—a price that may seem steep for some, but may be a steal for certain specialists whose vocation relies on fire.
In a promo video released by the company, the WASP is seen spewing fire from a DJI S1000 drone with an A2 flight controller, 6S 16,000mAh LiPo battery and a TBS Tango R/C remote, which the Verge estimates “could easily add another $2,600 to the cost”—and that’s without attaching an optional GoPro-style camera to the drone.
But the TF-19 isn’t just for shits and giggles alone—Throwflame suggests that the drone is just the right solution to a number of problems ranging from controlled agricultural burns to “ground clearing, snow and ice removal, incinerating weeds and pesky insect hives, pyrotechnic events and movie props, firefighting and training, (and) grassland management.”
Yet company founder Quinn Whitehead also admitted to Gizmodo that around half of its customers are recreational buyers just looking to play with fire.
Whitehead explained:
It’s definitely a unique concept … but any new technology is a little bit scary at first.
You think back to when drones first got commercialized and popularized—they were cheap enough for the average person to buy—there was a lot of concern about privacy issues and people flying them all over the place, and swarms of drones blocking out the Sun.
But in hindsight, it’s kind of an overreaction I think.
Fair enough—we won’t see flying drones spitting fire at our local parks any time soon. But then again, we wouldn’t be surprised if federal and local governments changed the law to prevent consumers from satisfying their desire to literally rain fire wherever they please.
cant have those pesky trees in the way of 5G
this wont end well
just think of all the Darwin award winners that will be affecting those of us unaware of their complete stupidity with a device like this
I mean I love it , we should have this ..hell I want one.. NOW!
but ..none of my guns have killed anyone ..YET
remember ..we all have to wear diapers now..all because one guy pissed his pants and fcked it up for the rest of us
I don’t see any big deal with this. I am confident that any person of average intelligence could build one in their garage. The fact is the enemies of the people should be hiding the very thought of such a device, don’t you think?
They should, but nowadays they seem to be bringing everything out in the open because they think no one cares or that the dumb down sheeple even have an inkling of common sense to care. It’s sad.
Also, given the fact that there are so many sheeple in this country, I think they will use this as a way to get dumb sheeple to fight each other and cause more unnecessary problems and wars with neighbors against neighbors so that they (the elite) don’t have to.
Example: “Hey, my neighbor just pissed me off! I’m gonna use my drone to burn part of his garage or house down”.
In the end, the whole house burns down and insurance companies will have fun. Then comes the legal debates and then people will say, “we never had to deal with this level of stupidity when we were young. Let’s make laws against using it unless it’s for the government”. Yada, yada, yada.
Problem – Reaction – Solution
Opsec is always your best bet