# Accessible And Could Be Used For Very Terrible Deeds. Halloween Edition. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 6, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683 "2014-09-06T20:05:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Arabella\_Flynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Arabella\_Flynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arabella_Flynn)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683/21 "2014-09-09T05:50:07Z")
Aside from the usual array of kitchen implements and OTC medications and wall sockets and functional bathtubs? Stairs. Our house has roughly nine and a half million high, narrow, creaky stairs, that wind around and around in a tight spiral, as are mandatory in any New England home that is older than the current landlord. (It’s in the building code; look it up!) The railings are perfectly sturdy _now_, but can be easily removed – or merely conveniently loosened – with an ordinary screwdriver, which several of us have had to do in order to get furniture into the upper floor apartments. If this isn’t creepy enough, I also have some rats. They are hilariously domesticated and have personalities not unlike a somewhat dim Labrador retriever (“Hi, Mama! What’re you doing? Can I have your sandwich? I love you!”), but that doesn’t stop many people from being terrified of them. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683/22 "2014-09-09T05:59:04Z")
> [@regularshow](#): > > Halloween is next month. 😛 In early spirit of halloween I present a topic for all… > > What are the accessible things in your home that could be used to commit a SURE murder and/or a SURE suicide? :eek: List them all in here if you dare. 🆒 There isn’t enough space on this board to list them all. From driving a toothbrush through an ear into the brain to hanging to poisons. And this is ignoring the fact that I collect knives and meat chopping devices. But my Saws-all --------------- that would be my first choice. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683/23 "2014-09-10T22:07:05Z")
Sure suicide? I have enough Tylenol to guarantee myself a horrible, lingering death via liver failure. Sure murder isn’t entirely up to me, but I like my chances with either of my guitars vs. your head. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683/24 "2014-09-11T01:41:09Z")
I keep a couple cars at home. Damn things are regular killing machines… ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683/25 "2014-09-11T01:56:14Z")
The best one I have is a couple ounces of mercury in an old very heavy vintage mercury vial. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683/26 "2014-09-11T02:10:50Z")
I have two gallons of Muriatic Acid and a hammer. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683/27 "2014-09-11T02:11:50Z")
Sure suicide: Drink LCD cleaning solution or antifreeze, burn the house down some way, Murder: Swiss army knife, power drill, I work/ tinker with electronics a lot, so most of my tools are too small to kill someone. My soldering iron that heats up to ~1000F could do some serious damage though. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683/28 "2014-09-11T02:12:15Z")
Two cats. Just one missed mealtime away from being used as a snack. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accessible-and-could-be-used-for-very-terrible-deeds-halloween-edition/697683.md?page=1)