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Elon Musk Is Selling Flamethrowers

The bizarre side venture has already generated $5 million for his tunnel business.
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Elon Musk Sells Flamethrowers Online to Fund Tunnels
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Anyone tracking the number of businesses Elon Musk is involved with can add one more to the list: merchandise. Specifically, a flamethrower. His tunneling startup, Boring Co., started selling a branded weapon online over the weekend.

Thanks to the billionaire’s promotions on Twitter and Instagram, Boring Co. had taken orders for thousands of the $500 flamethrower by Monday. The total now exceeds 10,000 units, worth $5 million, said a spokesman for the company. Boring Co. plans to sell 20,000 flamethrowers.