A Father’s invention to keep his children entertained has gone widely viral on social media. Canada-based Daniel Hashimoto, who works in visual effects, created a “toy flamethrower” using a leaf blower and left the internet stunned. Mr Hashimoto posted a video of his kids on his Twitter handle ActionMovieDad playing around in the backyard of the house but it has incinerated the platform’s users. Twitter users have expressed concern about exposing children to weapon of this kind.
However, the toy is not exactly a flamethrower – the burst of flame is actually a very harmless blaze of flame-coloured silk fabric.
As the buzz around his invention gained mixed reactions from people Daniel on his behalf has dismissed the criticism around his creation, saying it’s important to encourage imaginative play and creative problem solving in children so that they can turn it into being good at improvising, and dealing with challenges.
