The XM42 from Ion Productions is the "world's first fully handheld, grab and go portable flamethrower on the market". It is every pyromaniac's dream come true, a personal, portable flamethrower that's (amazingly still) legal everywhere except California.

The XM42 doesn't require pressurized tanks or a back pack filled with fuel. You just load the attached tank with petrol and fire away.

The XM42 bills itself as the first "commercially-available handheld flamethrower." It spews a column of 87 Octane flame up to 25 feet and, according to the product website, is suitable for everything from clearing snow and ice, eliminating weeds, insect control and pyrotechnic event displays (not to mention long-distance S'more baking (a s'more is a traditional nighttime campfire treat popular in the United States), home defense, and showing those raccoons that keep knocking over your trash who's boss).

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