(Newser) "Don't do this." That was Elon Musk's instruction on an Instagram video he posted Sunday showing him running toward a colleague with the newest offering from his Boring Company: a $500 flamethrower. This product is a "super terrible idea," he notes in his post, yet it's now available for preorder on the company's site. Gizmodo explains it's not technically a flamethrower—it's more like a "very large torch" that's able to shoot blue flames just a few feet—and the Washington Post says even if it is considered a flamethrower, it's probably legal, as most states allow them if used "properly."
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