According to the design page, this brass knuckle umbrella or “Umbuster” was categorised as a class 5 weapon by the Victorian Police—the primary law enforcement agency in Victoria, Australia. That would make it illegal to own there without a licence. I don’t know about all of that considering that it appears to be a concept, but I do know you could do some serious damage with it. Then again, if you got in a scuffle in the rain, the drag from the open umbrella may render your punch harmless—resulting in a swift and brutal arse kicking.


[gizmodo.au]

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So then it's better as a concept than as practical for self-defense, if, it's raining.

Not necessarily. Unless you are utilizing its main purpose as an 'umbrella' at the time, and it is already open, and you are somehow caught in an ambush by some ne'er-do-wells, than it may not serve as good of a purpose as a brutalizing blunt object.

But, if you are the type of person that can close an umbrella in less than 2 seconds' time, I'd say this umbrella could find a good buying market in certain niche areas (but not in Australia, are you kidding? they're all convicts! and this item is not to be sold to such lunkheads. /end of perpetuating stereotype)

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"Burton Holmes invented the travel film lecture. For sixty years he was America's most famous travel showman.

His name is on a star on Hollywood Boulevard.

Who knows anything about Burton Holmes today?

This is our tribute to Burton Holmes."

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the above image creation is actually the album cover from the second studio album by Lydia, entitled 'Illuminate'.

Additionally, the artwork for the album was designed by and drawn by artist Becky Filip.

White reveals that she designed it and asked her friend Becky Filip to draw it for her. When asked what inspired the artwork, White said, "It's very Arthur Rackham & Tim Burton inspired," calling out the respective illustrator and director, "which fits the music perfectly I feel ... with that whole creepy-storybook-mysterious vibe."

[buzznet.]

I love this thread. Years ago I used to collect old umbrellas & umbrella stands.


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Bansky

Gentle flutterment
with multiple stillettoes
has found its purchase.

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Renoir...
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