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Call it Crazy says

That's awesome.... Gives me some new ideas on how to get rid of the snow next time... Screw the snow blower....

Move to Southern California.

Anyone who lives where it snows has fantasized about doing this.

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zzyzzx says

Fargo Man Arrested For Clearing Snow With Flamethrower

That's how real men clear snow. I also cut the weeds in my garden with a Gatling gun and eliminate pests with land mines. Why does the Fargo police department hate responsible home owners?

zzyzzx says

Local resident Todd Fox has been detained for “reckless endangerment” and “illegal use of high-powered fire-breathing weaponry” for attacking snow with his flamethrower.

Sounds like bullshit crimes because the police didn't have anything real to charge him with. This is not a crime, so the police should be arrested for false arrest and imprisonment.

I get the idea, that when the police showed up, his lawn was covered in a Creosote slurry mixed with melted snow, and scorched grass. Hey it's lawn he can do what he wants. But what about carcinogens that was created in the process now on his lawn leaching into the water table?

I was wondering if Amazon or eBay sold flame throwers and if they were illegal to own.

Call it Crazy says

Well, here are some poor man's versions....

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_snow-ice-removal+torch-kits

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_592_592

Damn, I need one of these for my lawn tractor.

Scratch that, make that my

Lawn Dragon (all rights reserved)

I like the guy's motto too:

zzyzzx says

KILL IT WITH FIRE

Dan8267 says

I also cut the weeds in my garden with a Gatling gun

I think it was Bill Duke who proved the effectiveness of this method in Predator

debyne says

I think it was Bill Duke who proved the effectiveness of this method in Predator

I was rather upset that Jesse Ventura didn't get a chance to pull some wrestling maneuvers on the Predator.

Going down by a laser blast was too quick.

I like how in all those videos those huge flame throwers basically didn't even make a dent in the snow.

One word: napalm. Only weenies use flame throwers.

Ceffer says

One word: napalm.

Smells like ...Victory.

I shall have to point out that this guy merely did what the US is well known for all around the world:

If there is a "problem", let see if we can find a way to "solve" it BY WASTING INSANE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY.

Sorry to ruin the party of good sarcasm as well as those few who took it seriously.

Call it Crazy says

justme says

I shall have to point out that this guy merely did what the US is well known for all around the world:

If there is a "problem", let see if we can find a way to "solve" it BY WASTING INSANE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY.

Sorry to ruin the party of good sarcasm as well as those few who took it seriously.

Party Pooper....

I know ;-)

debyne says

Dan8267 says

I also cut the weeds in my garden with a Gatling gun

I think it was Bill Duke who proved the effectiveness of this method in Predator

Props for a Predator reference. Although, technically it was a minigun, not a Gatling gun. I think the difference is that a minigun has a motor and not a hand crank. I could be wrong though.

Rin says

debyne says

I think it was Bill Duke who proved the effectiveness of this method in Predator

I was rather upset that Jesse Ventura didn't get a chance to pull some wrestling maneuvers on the Predator.

Going down by a laser blast was too quick.

Arrrggh! Must control nerd outrage at obscure, but technically incorrect details.

The shoulder mounted plasma cannon fires plasma, not a "laser blast".

Dan8267 says

The shoulder mounted plasma cannon

We found "the shoulder thing which goes up"!

Dan8267 says

Although, technically it was a minigun, not a Gatling gun. I think the difference is that a minigun has a motor and not a hand crank. I could be wrong though.

Some times later, Richard joined the electrically-powered engine to spinnig the barrels. On July 25, 1893 Jordan Gatling's electric-powered design the M1893 received U.S. Patent. This was the beginning of a new era of quick-firing guns. His gun has had a theoretical rate of fire of 3.000 rounds per minute.

Richard Jordan Gatling was the person who not only invented the multi barreled rapid fire weapon but also was the first to apply an electric motor to spin the weapon. Therefore it is correct to refer to all such weapons as "Gatling Guns"

http://kuba-t1000.com/minigun/index.php?akcja=history_gatling

The above reference claims Gatling also invented the propeller. He did indeed conceive of the idea but he did so a few months after John Ericcson's patent.

http://burnpit.us/2012/11/dr-richard-gatling-receives-us-patent-36836-his-revolving-battery-gun

Still "props" for the effort.

Hey, this guy should be hired to test the bridges in New Jersey for flame proofiness!

Dan8267 says

The shoulder mounted plasma cannon fires plasma, not a "laser blast".

I dunno. Here is a description of this fictional weapon:

The Plasma Caster,[1] also known as the Laser Cannon[2] or the Shoulder Cannon[citation needed] in its most common shoulder-mounted form, is a Yautja long-range energy projector weapon. Capable of guiding armor-penetrating plasma bolts towards distant targets, it is arguably the most powerful and technologically advanced offensive tool at the Yautja's disposal. The bolts fired by the weapon explode in a burst of plasma shrapnel upon striking a target, causing grievous wounds and potentially damaging other enemies near the point of impact.

http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Plasma_Caster

That's fantasy. A REAL plasma caster looks like this:

IED – Shaped Charges

Shaped charge penetrates a steel plate (from left to right) showing spall and jet plasma on both sides of the armor plate.When the explosive is activated, the copper transforms into a forceful jetstream of molten metal also known as "plasma". This plasma jet easily perforates an unprotected steel armor, hitting the surface at a speed of 8,000 meters per second and extremely high pressure. If the plasma is not obstructed by a target within few meters, it solidifies into a kinetic slug which is less effective against heavy armor but is still devastating against softer targets. In both cases, the effect inside the target interior can be catastrophic, especially if it ignites unprotected ammunition stores, causing secondary explosions. Anti-tank shaped charges must be employed with utmost accuracy (activation distance, and design accuracy). Therefore, they are used primarily with buried mines, and lightweight anti-tank weapons.

Shoulder mounted one of these would take out the operator as effectively as the target.

I'm thinking laser sounds a bit more user friendly.

Well, regardless of whether or not a plasma discharger is equivalent to a dis-contigious high energy laser emitter, doesn't change the fact that Jesse Ventura didn't get a chance to wrestle the alien.

Rin says

Well, regardless of whether or not a plasma discharger is equivalent to a dis-contigious high energy laser emitter, doesn't change the fact that Jesse Ventura didn't get a chance to wrestle the alien.

I dunno, sounds kinda gay to me.

First, they'll come for our flamethrowers.