Glen, be serious, I neither recommended nor assumed any of that, read it again if you have to
Standing in a hallway using a strobe is obviously stupid but from around a corner it's going to shake any opponent, may end the engagement, and will cause temporary night blindness. Everything is going to be a blur. Is this neutron, the wife's crazy ex? He's probably going to leave, and any ordinary criminals will at least be delayed and deterred.
I said that a strobe is going to be a specialist tool, that there weren't many applications where it could actually be useful or helpful, and it's possible that it could diminish your capabilities as well. It's wasted weight for at least eight hours a day. Should I have called it a useless gimmick that will invariably cause more harm than good, or be honest and admit that sometimes it could
don't make the assumption that the BG will always be a tactically trained assailant.
That's not saying to assume that the opponent is going to be a loser with a stolen high point, it's a comment that many people assume that small efforts are useless. Someone here even said that pepper spray isn't effective because it takes too long and some people would be able to fight back.
The chance that an average guy will find himself crossing swords with a quality combat specialist is pretty low, isn't it? Don't dismiss any tool without a car better one in reserve.
I hadn't seen your post about the immunity people have probably developed to strobes, I have to agree. But it begs the question, why do they use them in paintball or laser tag? Because of the disorientation and confusion they cause. Why do they use them in clubs? The same thing. People who are vulnerable will feel the effect of the visual errors as confusing fun, sort of like being drunk.
A high powered strobe could cause a serious distraction and it might be useful. Nobody should count on it. As I said, I'm not sure that it will be an overall asset and I think that better ideas should be pursued.