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Pablo Escobar‘s brother says Elon Musk ripped off the “not-a-flamethrower” idea and beat him to the punch — but now he’s got his own (hot) take on the gizmo … and a possible legal fireball for Elon.
The late Colombian kingpin’s bro, Roberto, just launched his own flamethrower — which is basically a glorified propane torch — and it is eerily similar to Elon’s product from early 2018. There’s a reason for that, according to Escobar’s camp … he claims Elon and co. jacked the idea after one of his engineers paid a visit to the family compound in mid-2017.
We’re told while Elon’s guy was out in Medellin that summer, he and Robeto allegedly got to talkin’ about a toy flamethrower that could “burn money.” Burning cash — literally — is apparently a favorite pastime of the Escobars … ya know, ’cause of how rich they were from all drug smuggling and whatnot in Pablo’s heyday. Torching dinero … the new wealth brag.
Anyway, Roberto’s camp claims nothing ever came of that convo — until, suddenly, in January of 2018 … Elon announced his ‘The Boring Company Not a Flamethrower,’ which raked in millions in the first few days on digital shelves. We’re told the Escobars were pissed.
Now, they’ve got their own version out in the marketplace — which retails for $500 — but more importantly, our Escobar sources say Roberto and la familia are weighing their options on potential legal action against Musk and TBC for alleged intellectual property theft.
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Might be an uphill battle for the fellas down in Colombia — it’s likely Elon got his own flamethrower patented from the jump … so proving anything they’re claiming could be difficult in court, if not impossible.
But hey, crazier things have happened … like a Colombian drug lord running the international narcotics game for over two decades, or a fart app. Light it up, Escobars.
Oh, and we’ve reached out to The Boring Company for comment … so far, no word back.