Aight Shet, looks like you spent enough time to make a reply worth the time. Oh, and thanks for the warm welcome :>
The Flashlight, aka. killlight, was named so by Sons of Silence. Same guys who 'invented' the biker bandana. They've never complained about either weapon's efficiency. If you believe the bandana isn't efficient, go to a store which sells padlocks and take a look at the sizes - you can get 'em so small theyre used to lock diaries, and so big you can't break 'em with most tools. Obviously, you'd go for one of the larger models. With a proper bandana, it'll be as lethal as a medieval flail. The force of the blow isn't lethal? The bandana would extend your arm by 50% - extended range yields more power, basic physics.
Add the weight from the padlock (you agree that a huge chuck of metal weighs more than a fist, right?), and the swinging power WILL be lethal. Take a look at some of the other posts.
On the batteries comment; having read through some of the posts in here, i figured i'd have to state the obvious.
For the rest of the items; as i stated, off the top of my head. You're saying it would look 'out of place'? What's that got to do with anything - would the cops take you to the station for carrying a bicycle lock? Or a wine bottle? Maybe if you live in North Korea..
I realize they're not convenient to carry, but depending on how scared this guy is of getting assaulted, it might be worth the inconvenience. And if you really get stopped - if one can't figure out an explanation for carrying a bicycle lock or a wine bottle, he would have a hard time reading this post..
Oh yeah, and on the keychain thing. I actually slapped someone on the chin with mine once. Yeah, he didn't hit the ground, but it cut him and allowed me to put in a kick and get the hell outta there. It's basically a free punch with a longer range. Your opponent cant afford NOT to block it.
Thing is; i see you guys giving advice such as push daggers etc.. Yeah, thats nice, but if you get searched you're in deep shit. You gotta ask yourself one thing; do you want to get busted for weapons possession?
The point of my "off the top of my head" listings was to show that most things you've got in your home CAN be used as weapons - not to tell the dude to walk around with an abus U-lock in his rear pant pocket. On a rainy day, bring an umbrella. Improvise.
I don't know what really motivated you to deconstruct my post like you did. Lets look at some other suggestions in this thread:
A pen? Yeah, it'll work if you can get to hammerfist your opponent. If you find yourself in a situation where you can land clean hammerfists, you've most likely already won the fight.
A palmed lighter? Same as above - it adds so little to the fight that, if you win the fight WITH the lighter, you would have won without it.
A piano wire? Yeah, why not, if you get searched you'll just say you're on your way to fix your friend's Steinway. Plus, the swinging power from a piano wire is LETHAL. I realize you're supposed to garrotte with it, but in a situation where you garrotte someone, it's not a fight, it's an assassination.
A rock in a sock? This will be considered a weapon if searched. Plus, it has shorter range and power than the bandana.
Right, have a nice day.  |