# Weaponize your smartphone case **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 28, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030 "2013-11-28T21:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/1 "2013-11-28T21:31:24Z")
I have no doubt that some if not all of these will be illegal in many places, so I’m not advocating anyone actually purchase these, but I thought the concepts were good for a laugh. [You have such things as the knuckle duster case, pepper spray case and stun gun case.](http://www.techhive.com/article/2062826/the-most-dangerous-case-3-ways-to-weaponize-your-iphone.html#tk.nl_phone) ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/2 "2013-11-28T21:39:39Z")
Weaponizing a phone sounds very manly. Girly girls might need something [a little more dainty](http://www.etsy.com/listing/163920060/jewelry-supply-lipstick-hidden-blade). ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/3 "2013-11-28T23:27:42Z")
Those are all cyoot and all but when something more srs in the way of weaponry, say for zombie attacks, is called for: > **[Check Out the OMG AR-15 Unicorn Zombie Killing Gun for Girls | The Mary Sue](https://www.themarysue.com/omg-ar-15-gun-for-girls/)** > > It seems like zombies have been trending forever, but guns with chainsaws mounted to them being pitched as zombie killing devices have picked up in popularity recently. That being the case, the guys over at Guns & Gardens wanted to get in on the... ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/4 "2013-11-28T23:37:00Z")
I’m not really sure what to say about that. Would definitely want to see a lithium ion battery for it though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/5 "2013-11-28T23:58:52Z")
Been into duct tape recently. I’ve made a tri-fold wallet and a coin purse for myself. For my wife, I want to make her a hand-held billfold. It will have a sturdy wrist lanyard to make it hard to snatch. One end will have an internal coin purse which, when full, will turn the thing into a flat sap. And if things get edgy, Opening the flap will reveal loops holding a short knife and a tactical pen/dagger. Not for boarding planes, just a stroll around the market place. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/6 "2013-11-29T00:33:15Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > Weaponizing a phone sounds very manly. Girly girls might need something [a little more dainty](http://www.etsy.com/listing/163920060/jewelry-supply-lipstick-hidden-blade). Uh, let’s remember to maintain some gender equality here, people: Will _those_ things be illegal too? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/7 "2013-11-29T00:46:59Z")
I was thinking about a [lighted stun cane](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RTJUPW/) myself. Since I was a kid I’ve always wanted a cane sword but I’m sure I’d get locked up if I ever got caught with that. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/8 "2013-11-29T04:30:33Z")
I don’t have a stun cane, but I DO have one with a multi LED light and a compass on it. Unfortunately, you can’t use the light on the compass, you can only use the compass if you have another source of light. This cane is pretty handy when you’re trying to find a keyhole in the dark, though. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/9 "2013-11-29T12:31:03Z")
You should get the stun cane and one of [these](http://www.amazon.com/BladesUSA-Hk-6090-Fantasy-27-25-Inch-Overall/dp/B0009TTJK4) for the other arm. If they don’t shit their pants when they see the electric current arcing across the end of your cane, you can just take their heads off with one clean swipe. 😃 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/10 "2013-11-29T13:07:33Z")
If I’m gonna carry a sword at all, it’s gonna be a Buster Sword or a [Fusion Sword](http://vimeo.com/69221346). ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weaponize-your-smartphone-case/675030/11 "2013-11-29T14:57:39Z")
Olivier’s retractable forearm blade from Marathon Man is the only way to go. Is it safe? Probably not 🙂