Though it's been off the market for years, the company's"Not-A-Flamethrower" has acquired something of a cult status among the tech mogul's fans and some people have been paying hundreds of dollars to snap them up on eBay.
in December 2017, and people were surprised when his company actually started selling the product as a piece of limited edition merchandise in February 2018 for $500 each.described the product as"guaranteed to liven up any party" and the"world's safest flamethrower." It added that the flamethrower"may not be used on Boring Company decorative lacquered hay bales or Boring Company dockside munitions warehouses.".
"Our design is max fun for least danger," Musk tweeted at the time."I'd be way more scared of a steak knife.""The Boring Company flamethrower is safer than what you can buy right now off-the-shelf on Amazon to destroy weeds," a company spokesperson told CNET when sales launched."Much like a rollercoaster, this is designed to be thrilling without danger."