Apr 24 2008Kid Makes Wrist-Mounted Flame Thrower, Somehow Manages To Not Hurt Himself
Everett Bradford is a boy. A boy with a dream. A boy with a dream of shooting flames out of his wrist. Well, Everett made his dreams a reality by making, what he likes to call, THE PYRO SYSTEM! It's basically a can of aerosol fuel rigged up to a barbecue ignition system strapped to his hand. It stops working at 0:25 and I thought for sure he was going to burn his face off when he points it at himself at 0:33, but, unfortunately for us, nothing. Now where the hell was your mother during all of this, Everett? Does she know about your little fire bracelet? She doesn't, does she? You told her you were going over to a girlfriend's house to mess around and then you came out here and filmed yourself fireballing it up didn't you? Everett, I'm going to go out on a sturdy limb here -- you have absolutely no idea what that thing dangling between your pasty white legs is for, do you?
Another longer video showing Everett's inspiration for the device, as well as an explanation of how it works (which was actually neat), after the jump.
X-Man Wannabe Student Builds Wrist-Mounted Flamethrower [gizmodo]
Reader Comments
1. Katsin X - April 24, 2008 3:22 PM
I did this once, only instead of shooting fire it shot Faygo. True story.
2. Katsin X - April 24, 2008 3:23 PM
(first :D )
3. flyingskeleton - April 24, 2008 3:28 PM
i wont one
4. bann3d - April 24, 2008 3:39 PM
I can do the same thing with my ass and a lighter.
5. Eereedoor - April 24, 2008 3:40 PM
Holy smokes, that's so cool :D
6. Neko - April 24, 2008 3:42 PM
Excuse me for pointing this out but is it wise to mock the kid whos first foray into the DIY world is a flame thrower? I am just putting it out there we might wnat to avoid pissing him off.
7. SmokingGirl - April 24, 2008 4:02 PM
That's actually pretty cool...and the guy is, uh, nevermind. Time for more coffee!
8. Uncle Eccoli - April 24, 2008 4:04 PM
He looks like Elijah Wood. It needs more range.
9. PB&J - April 24, 2008 4:23 PM
Thinning the herd.
10. heysus - April 24, 2008 5:17 PM
yesss....one step closer to my boba fett armor
11. House - April 24, 2008 5:51 PM
@ 10
f*** yeah!
12. Sophie - April 24, 2008 5:52 PM
Sweet! Instead of having mace, I will carry this under my jacket. Muah hah ahahah ah! Perverts beware!
13. Meaty_Urologist - April 24, 2008 6:00 PM
Impressive. We now need these in anklet and/or necklace form.
Sharper Image, are you listening?
14. Angel - April 24, 2008 6:13 PM
I thought that was Everett going berserk in the begging of the second video
15. policegirl - April 24, 2008 6:18 PM
Wow....he made that and didn't manage to burn off his eyebrows. I'm impressed.
lol @ 10. Hell yeah!
16. Erin - April 24, 2008 6:45 PM
Oh God. I work at a burn ward. Please do not give stupid people new and exciting ways to hurt themselves.
17. everett - April 24, 2008 7:42 PM
Editor,
How old do you think I am? I don't see where you got the idea to theme your article on my mother.
18. SmokingGirl - April 24, 2008 8:28 PM
Dum, dum, dum...and the plot thickens.
19. hey everett - April 25, 2008 12:27 AM
Your girl looks like the chick from scrubs (that's good). Enjoy it while it lasts, my man.
20. Super Duper - April 25, 2008 2:35 AM
You'd think that if he'd gone to the trouble of producing something that expensive, he wouldn't cheap out on the lighter.
21. Cyberwulf - April 25, 2008 3:13 AM
Been there, done that, burned my t shirt off.
22. TommyP - April 25, 2008 7:54 AM
Sawheet! Just what I needed last night...
You see, I've been taking the bus lately to save on gas making me a PEDESTRIAN once again. Last night I crossed on a big clearly green walk signal and some OLD DUDE felt the need to turn his SUV in front of me. I have been wishing I had an egg to chuck at such a**wipes but I like Everett's idea better - just enough range to seriously soil OLD DUDEs lederhosen, eh?!
23. Scott - April 25, 2008 11:31 AM
Finally, something useful!
24. wiinja - April 25, 2008 1:35 PM
big deal, when he can do something super-heroic like talk to fishes, then i'll take note