003: Hungarian Whip

What is it? A whip handmade in Hungary.

Pros: Can be used as an archaic, inaccurate weapon. Could be adopted as a way of crossing chasms with a handily-placed central beam running perpendicular to your direction of travel. Beautifully decorated. Can assist in fantasies or role-playing as Indiana Jones, Zorro, Catwoman or a dominatrix. Demonstrates the effects of a sonic boom when cracked. Useful as a threat to miscreants and ragamuffins when hung on a wall in your abode. Leather effects at base of whip look like a gothic thistle.

Cons: Useless in a small space, unless wanton destruction is a priority. Pointless in modern combat, even when fists are your only adversary. Only a display whip, meaning it will break after six or seven really good cracks. Nine times out of ten, you will hit yourself and cause pain and distress by doing so, wondering why you even tried in the first place. Foes will likely laugh and not be worried. Women will question your sexual intentions. Will ensure that your bag gets searched in customs. Cumbersome. People will buy you the Bonanza! box set as a Christmas or birthday present. One of the few things parents can say "you'll have your eye out with that" and be more correct than not.

Worthiness of pointing motion: 8/10. Pointing to it is a legitimate threat. Pointing to it when a prospective partner is in the room could be a mixed bag. Quite pretty and off-the-wall as an item that's casually owned in the UK, even though it's literally on the wall.