Umbrella as an Improvised Weapon

SRoach · 06-17-2024, 04:46 PM

That said, a car antenna is designed to survive in "winds" of around 100mph or more. An umbrella frequently inverts at a mere fraction of that, and generally isn't built to survive very much. It's too easily bent and the joints are too fragile.
Of course, it also depends upon the car antenna. A permanent, fixed, type, is probably a lot more durable than a telescoping one, whether it's manually extended or hydraulic.
I could see making an umbrella durable enough to use as a weapon, but the resulting thing would be heavy, which would probably discourage its use as an umbrella, or carrying it around on the chance of rain. Modern umbrellas, in my experience, are flimsy, but at least they're handy. Until they come apart, anyway.

06-17-2024, 04:46 PM	#15
SRoach Join Date: Oct 2015	Re: Umbrella as an Improvised Weapon That said, a car antenna is designed to survive in "winds" of around 100mph or more. An umbrella frequently inverts at a mere fraction of that, and generally isn't built to survive very much. It's too easily bent and the joints are too fragile. Of course, it also depends upon the car antenna. A permanent, fixed, type, is probably a lot more durable than a telescoping one, whether it's manually extended or hydraulic. I could see making an umbrella durable enough to use as a weapon, but the resulting thing would be heavy, which would probably discourage its use as an umbrella, or carrying it around on the chance of rain. Modern umbrellas, in my experience, are flimsy, but at least they're handy. Until they come apart, anyway.