this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2024
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

It's a trap for the stupid you can get an actual dog and a flamethrower for much less.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Yay more forest fires…or fires…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But think of the gender reveal parties!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yes they would become very interesting… yeeeaaayy its a girl look at the pink forest fire

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

If the fire is big enough, it's only one fire

[–] possiblylinux127 1 points 6 months ago

We will see

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

That seems surprisingly cheap

for remote control through a smartphone.

Whilst this was probably an inevitable feature, it inadvertently allows the pilot to appear relatively innocuous

I feel like this is going to result in something bad

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

It fucking astounds me as an Australian that Americans can just... buy shit like this. Anything fun gets immediately banned here.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It might be fun but I also wouldn't want this in the hands of stupid people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Americans can't even tell people what gender their kid will be without setting a forrest on fire, now they want flamethrower dogs?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I couldn't give a shit nor be bothered to worry any some imaginary scenario that's going to happen less often than a lightning strike.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

People dumb enough to buy flamethrower dogs setting a whole state on fire is an imaginary scenario?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Roofing flame throwers have been a thing for 40 years. We not suddenly going to see a bunch of new accesses to these tools. They said the same exact shit about the not a flamethrower and here we are not burning alive from fires started by them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Just pop over to Bunnings and make your own. Don't forget the snag going in and out. Gotta support those local charities and sport teams.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I wonder what is the interest rate on flamethrowing robot dog loans?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is the technology i hoped the future had in store for me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Eh. It's the kind of thing I'd play with for an afternoon and then it'd live in the shed because it's too much effort lol

I have a few of those things in the shed... None quite $10K and flame throwing, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

would rather something like spot that could help my wife get in and out of bed or assist her while moving around.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Will the owner-class use these to kill desperate people on their property, or will the poor suddenly have capital to buy these for fun? What will our future be? Stay tuned.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I'll have whatever drugs you are on at this point.