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The Curious Bag
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<h4 class="dechead">On One Hand: It Has Been Shown to be Effective
There are numerous stories in the news of perfume being used as improvised mace, including one listed at Caller.com about a woman who fought off a knife-wielding attacker using a bottle of Elizabeth Arden.
On the Other: Not as Effective
Perfume may burn, but it lacks the aerosol range of mace (which can be up to 25 feet with a spray gun), the inflammatory effects and the incapacitation time (up to 45 minutes for some mace). Mace is also meant as a weapon, so its deployment method is engineered to give maximum spray.
Bottom Line
Perfume may do in a pinch, but it's not a good idea to carry around a spray bottle of Estee Lauder in your jacket pocket and to think you're safe. If you want real protection, get real mace.
Source:
"Woman Fights off Captor with Perfume;" Caller.com; March 2008
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