arstechnica ,
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You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

imadnyc ,
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@arstechnica only mastodon would people dunk on this. is it totally irresponsible? yea. Is this also baller as hell? yea

StephanieMoore ,
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@arstechnica this should come with an immediate suspension of property insurance and admission to damages in case of wildfire

eldadoinquieto ,
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@arstechnica

It can't be true... 🙄

What a madness...

prettyhuman ,
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@arstechnica
Flamethrower robo-dog is legal, abortion is not. :blobcat_owo: okay

samhainnight ,
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@arstechnica Just saying, a Supersoaker with dish soap and sand mixed into the water can gum up the gears of just about anything.

miiamustang ,
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@arstechnica United States be like:

"Autonomous flamethrowers with no human input? Go right ahead! But don't you fucking dare own a switchblade or a balisong knife"

DemocracyMattersALot ,
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@arstechnica

It's an INCEL dream come true!

davidpmaurer ,
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@arstechnica

does it say where i can get one? i don't read any more.

Darberoom1954 ,
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@arstechnica
"I'll be Bark" 😈

katzenberger ,
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@arstechnica A new challenge for those already bored by hacking the IP cams in their neighborhood.

JoBlakely ,
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@arstechnica mini AT-AT prototype.

JoBlakely ,
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@arstechnica people’s own homes will be burned to the ground. It will be just like guns and harm those with them, and their children, the most.

philip_cardella ,
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@arstechnica wait. Is that the Hound from Fahrenheit 451?!!!??

Slipp ,
@Slipp@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica surely this can't go wrong at all

koushiniku ,
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@arstechnica $9420? Did Elon set the price?

TheMattou ,
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@arstechnica Still less scary than a goose with a knife

CGM ,
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@arstechnica "flame-throwing robot dog" - what could possibly go wrong? 🤔

kristen_d ,
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@arstechnica just what we need 🤪

GhostOnTheHalfShell ,
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@arstechnica

I can imagine people walking that in a park.

Busybelle ,
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@arstechnica Why does this even exist?

ChemicalEyeGuy ,
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@arstechnica This is very bad news for and his grifters. in the cult cannot resist buying a flame-throwing dog, and the $10,000 will clean-out their savings that would otherwise go to for and other shit! 😂

Outpost42 ,
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@arstechnica Brings new meaning to the term "Hot Dog"

jor ,
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@arstechnica Not frightening at all. 😬

darkoneko ,
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@arstechnica ah, typical USA.

thatandromeda ,
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@arstechnica OMG and they actually suggest snow removal as if we are not out here living on former MIT President Karl Compton's green earth https://alum.mit.edu/slice/1948-mit-president-mayor-try-salt

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