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editIn the horror flick Storm Warning (2007 film) the hostage Pia, knowing she is to be raped and probably killed the following morning, fabricates an anti-rapist device to be worn internally. When her husband, hors de combat with a fractured femur, protests, she argues "what, do nothing and see what happens next?" Unsurprisingly her ploy succeeds, but in a most satisfyingly gruesome fashion. My query is: of what did she fabricate the (not so tender) trap? The device is shown in one of the publicity posters. Doug butler (talk) 06:18, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
- See Anti-rape device for an image of the Rape-aXe which this could be an allusion to. Nanonic (talk) 08:00, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
- I think my joke was better. But I'm trying to improve the article. It looks like she modified some kind of personal device that's way outside my experience. Doug butler (talk) 12:03, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
- That's good to know. In any case, the illustration of a chastity belt in the article I linked kind of employs the same idea. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:31, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
- I think my joke was better. But I'm trying to improve the article. It looks like she modified some kind of personal device that's way outside my experience. Doug butler (talk) 12:03, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
- According to this source (non-RS) it was fashioned from a pierced bottle lid. Other sources mention a broken bottle[1] or a metal jar top with the center cut out as well as the bottom of a stubbie,[2] a combination that fits with the image on the film poster. ‑‑Lambiam 16:27, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you for the Movie Chat link. That explanation fits perfectly and is plausible within the bounds of a B-grade horror flick. Being contributed by a woman gives it credibility. Doug butler (talk) 20:52, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
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