Elon Musk's Boring Company is actually selling Burnt Hair cologne

We are as confused as you are.
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Stan Schroeder
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Boring Company Burnt Hair cologne
We're trying to imagine what it smells like. Credit: The Boring Company

Elon Musk and the companies he runs are no strangers to selling novelty items – remember the Not-a-Flamethrower flamethrower? – but this time Musk has something truly and utterly strange to sell you.

A few days ago, Musk teased a new product that he intends to sell through his tunnel-digging venture, The Boring Company. It's called the Burnt Hair cologne, and we thought it was a joke, but it isn't, because it's now actually available for purchase.

Advertised as "the essence of repugnant desire," the Burnt Hair cologne is available at a special page on The Boring Company's website. It costs $100 and is selling like hotcakes; according to Musk, 10,000 bottles have already been sold.

Yes, that's $1 million in Burnt Hair revenue for The Boring Company. And yes, Musk is very aware of the fact that it will make media headlines.

Forgive us for not fully understanding the joke, though. While Musk has a name that's destined for the fragrance business, why Burnt Hair, specifically? Musk says it's an "omnigender" product and that it "doesn't get any more lit than this." Perhaps there's some connection to the Not-a-Flamethrower (which might get your hair burnt if used improperly, or perhaps even properly)?

In any case, the man has repeatedly proven that he can sell just about anything and make millions out of it.

Topics Elon Musk

Stan Schroeder
Stan Schroeder
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Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.

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