You know, if you're trapped in the kitchen there are all sorts of dangerous implements you could throw.

Don't forget the boiling oil. You should ALWAYS keep a pot of boiling oil on the stove for safety's sake.

Ah. Keep an empty beer bottle by the sink. Grab it by the neck. Crack it on the counter so you have a sharp, broken bottle and look crazy.

See Allyson's the really dangerous one. She's got the creative-in-battle thing down.

Broken bottles, knives, pots and pans, lunchboxes, all useful things. Personally, I would go for the bottle of random toxic household cleaner and spray it in the attacker's face. Once they're blind and/or screaming from their face dissolving, THAT'S when you pull out the hammer and/or knife.

In random movie news: I finally saw Queen of the Damned last night. Hee! Cheesy cheesy vampire goodness! I must own my very own copy.

And then there's aerosol spray cans, which can be turned into impromptu flamethrowers.

Also, open cans of dog or cat food can cause projectile vomiting. IJS.

Also, for surprise -- there is always the spray hose on the kitchen sink.

Also useful for making the footing dangerous (I bet the garbage would work nicely there too.)

Boiling water could be a handy weapon too.

And then there's aerosol spray cans, which can be turned into impromptu flamethrowers.

Also useful for killing spiders, IJS.

Also useful for killing spiders, IJS.

Or you could lure them into the microwave.

Althought that wouldn't work as well on a human attacker.

Ah. Keep an empty beer bottle by the sink. Grab it by the neck. Crack it on the counter so you have a sharp, broken bottle and look crazy. He'll back away, and will likely sweep up the mess if you tell him to.

This is actually not such a good idea. Crack the bottle wrong, and, rather than a useful weapon, you'll end up with a palmful of glass shards.

Given the choice between that and Batarang, I think it's pretty obvious how I'd go.

Ergo, brass knuckles with blades sticking out of them are the answer.

This, somehow, reminds me of the recent presentation I did for my presentation class on "How to Defend Yourself from Vampires." I eventually decided that, as long as we assume that any blessed liquid qualifies as "Holy Water," then a blessed can of mace is the most convenient defense weapon for your average defenseless young pretty thing that likes to walk in alleys.

Protects from either muggers OR vamps.

I totally got an 'A' on that presentation, too.

In other news, I did not watch a movie today. But I strongly considered doing so.

Sean, I was talking tested principles. Some of which I've tested myself.

I asked a people at the krav centre, and I got looked at real funny. And told "Knife." with that why-are-you-asking-me-a-silly-question? uptick at the end.

These are people whose opinion on combat I trust. I don't know if my recommendation counts, because you don't trust my opinion, but there you go ... the krav-skewed opinion.