Hairspray and lighter self defense

[Miscast]

So crime's going up, of course, and in Japan gangs of little punks are starting to mug people on the street at night even in wealthy neighborhoods. How it goes is one of them will stop a random salaryman on the street, throw a punch, the salaryman tries to fight back when suddenly a bunch of other little punks come out of the shadows and swarm the dude.

It's kind of illegal to walk around Japan with tasers or weapons and I don't really want to pay for things like that. Also with a bunch of wannabe ninjas I don't think these solutions would be very effective.

So I put on my thinking cap for 5 minutes and came up with a cheap alternative! Hairspray fireballs! I forgot how but you can tweak a Bic lighter to have a flame height of about 10 centimeters, and then just a $5 can of hairspray (or deodorant?).

Anyway, has anyone tried this? Not necessarily on people, but like, for fun. Does it burn your hand?

[Durgrimst]

Hire a samurai?

[Miscast]

I'm the last.

[Celephais]

Have you tried threatening to burn down their houses?

[Miscast]

They don't have SSNs :sad:

[BriarFox]

Look poor.

[Widgets]

So crime's going up, of course, and in Japan gangs of little punks are starting to mug people on the street at night even in wealthy neighborhoods. How it goes is one of them will stop a random salaryman on the street, throw a punch, the salaryman tries to fight back when suddenly a bunch of other little punks come out of the shadows and swarm the dude.

It's kind of illegal to walk around Japan with tasers or weapons and I don't really want to pay for things like that. Also with a bunch of wannabe ninjas I don't think these solutions would be very effective.

So I put on my thinking cap for 5 minutes and came up with a cheap alternative! Hairspray fireballs! I forgot how but you can tweak a Bic lighter to have a flame height of about 10 centimeters, and then just a $5 can of hairspray (or deodorant?).

Anyway, has anyone tried this? Not necessarily on people, but like, for fun. Does it burn your hand?

If you can get me a job in Japan, I'll be your bodyguard.

I always wanted to live/work in Japan, but don't have the credentials nor know how on how I would go about in doing it...

[Khariz]

They don't have SSNs :sad:

OMFG, this post is WIN.

[mrjrd222]

So crime's going up, of course, and in Japan gangs of little punks are starting to mug people on the street at night even in wealthy neighborhoods. How it goes is one of them will stop a random salaryman on the street, throw a punch, the salaryman tries to fight back when suddenly a bunch of other little punks come out of the shadows and swarm the dude.

It's kind of illegal to walk around Japan with tasers or weapons and I don't really want to pay for things like that. Also with a bunch of wannabe ninjas I don't think these solutions would be very effective.

So I put on my thinking cap for 5 minutes and came up with a cheap alternative! Hairspray fireballs! I forgot how but you can tweak a Bic lighter to have a flame height of about 10 centimeters, and then just a $5 can of hairspray (or deodorant?).

Anyway, has anyone tried this? Not necessarily on people, but like, for fun. Does it burn your hand?

I'm surprised everyone hasn't tried this...

It works with almost any highly compressed fluid (most of them have something very flammable in them) Bug spray works great too.

You don't need the lighter flame extra high, all you need is a little flame to light a bit of the escaping gas/liquid, and the rest catches fire. It doesn't burn your hand, but being that the cans all have warnings about being explosively flammable, and not to keep around an open flame, there's always a chance it'll blow up in your hand/face.

I did it a few times when I was about 11, but not since. Have fun!

[Celephais]

The hairspray thing won't actually do any damage.. you may be able to scare them, but the two handed operation and the fact you'll need to focus on using it, I have a feeling it'll do nothing but provoke the "gangs".

If you can't carry mace, maybe something like one of those small electronic rape screamers wouldn't be a bad idea (you pull the pin on them and they make an extremely loud and oboxious noise ... brings all sorts of attention).

[Miscast]

I'm surprised everyone hasn't tried this...

It works with almost any highly compressed fluid (most of them have something very flammable in them) Bug spray works great too.

You don't need the lighter flame extra high, all you need is a little flame to light a bit of the escaping gas/liquid, and the rest catches fire. It doesn't burn your hand, but being that the cans all have warnings about being explosively flammable, and not to keep around an open flame, there's always a chance it'll blow up in your hand/face.

I did it a few times when I was about 11, but not since. Have fun!
Thanks! Based on this information I have decided to save the test run for the actual attempted mugging, and to use AXE to smell awesome while I flame them.

[Miscast]

The hairspray thing won't actually do any damage.. you may be able to scare them, but the two handed operation and the fact you'll need to focus on using it, I have a feeling it'll do nothing but provoke the "gangs".
Fuck. Well this is a setback.


If you can't carry mace, maybe something like one of those small electronic rape screamers wouldn't be a bad idea (you pull the pin on them and they make an extremely loud and oboxious noise ... brings all sorts of attention).
I'm no rape screaming pussy! The idea is to rape THEM.

[BriarFox]

Travel to Okinawa, meet Mr. Miyagi, learn the secrets of the Broomsweep Technique, and then win a Hattoro Honzi sword in a deathmatch. Return to Honshu and kick ass.

[Celephais]

The fireballs created by hairspray are really superficial, they won't ignite anything and won't do more than singe hair if you hit someone with it. It's not going to have the clinging like napalm effect you're looking for.

The little rape keychain things just make a high pitched noise, if you're getting attacked by a group of people the best thing you can do is scare them off, while something like a fireball might have the effect, it will be very difficult to operate (especially if one person cold cocks you, and then the group bum rushes you).

[Widgets]

Travel to Okinawa, meet Mr. Miyagi, learn the secrets of the Broomsweep Technique, and then win a Hattoro Honzi sword in a deathmatch. Return to Honshu and kick ass.

Mr Miyagi is dead though, he's been dead for a while... :(

[Miscast]

Fuck it. I think I will burn their house down.

[Celephais]

Mr Miyagi is dead though, he's been dead for a while... :(
Probably killed by anti-dinosaurites, for training dinosaurs.

[Celephais]

If a gang comes after you, call up Ratolin and tell him they said shit about his kid.

[mrjrd222]

The fireballs created by hairspray are really superficial, they won't ignite anything and won't do more than singe hair if you hit someone with it. It's not going to have the clinging like napalm effect you're looking for.

The little rape keychain things just make a high pitched noise, if you're getting attacked by a group of people the best thing you can do is scare them off, while something like a fireball might have the effect, it will be very difficult to operate (especially if one person cold cocks you, and then the group bum rushes you).

Tactics are:

1. Spray mugger with hairspray, dousing him.
2. Find lighter, pray it lights.
3. Send fireball toward the hairspray covered mugger, igniting the hairspray already on him.
4. ........
5. Profit.

[BriarFox]

Actually, couldn't you just yank out their earrings or set their gelled hair on fire?

[BriarFox]

Or you could carry a nice cane around and thonk them with it. Get a sweet ebony one with a silver ball grip and point.

[Khariz]

Fuck it. I think I will burn their house down.

ROFL

[Celephais]

So... you subscribe to the star trek steet fighting dogma? Nice and slow and everyone waits till the other person finishes their move?

[Miscast]

Tactics are:

1. Spray mugger with hairspray, dousing him.
2. Find lighter, pray it lights.
3. Send fireball toward the hairspray covered mugger, igniting the hairspray already on him.
4. ........
5. Profit.
I like where you're going with this, my friend. I'll let the first fucker smell nice for a bit with my AXE bodyspray. Then he will see that I've brought a kitchen lighter to the party.

When the cops question me in the aftermath of the wrath I've wrought, I was simply on my way to a BBQ smelling fucking awesome.

[AnticorRifling]

Carry a copy of Tokoyo Drift in your pocket. It will distract them long enough for you to get away.

[thefarmer]

Carry a copy of Tokoyo Drift in your pocket. It will distract them long enough for you to drift away in a squeal of burnt rubber....

Fixed

[Drew]

The hairspray thing worked in Watchmen. Rorshach ftw.

[Ignot]

So I put on my thinking cap for 5 minutes and came up with a cheap alternative! Hairspray fireballs!

I think this could work but you should really bring your 117 imbeds just in case. If you find yourself with the opportunity, could you try a syringe filled with something? I always wondered if that would ward off an attacker. I'd be pretty fucking scared if someone pulled a syringe on me. Of course, I would probably end up stabbing myself in the leg, much like your hand will most likely explode.

[Miscast]

http://www.alamut.com/images/2001_misc/colossalSyringe.jpg

This'll show 'em.

[SHAFT]

Dress up like Sasquatch

[Tea & Strumpets]

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