One good thing about martial arts is that you learn that ANYTHING can be a weapon. I am known throughout my entire department as "He Who Uses Hot Coffee To Defend Himself".
I once made a group of about ten thugs back down with a cup of 350 degree deep fryer oil....My first job was in a Dairy Queen in the local mall , I guess they figured they could take the sissy in the DQ visor and the smock, until I grabbed the cup of instant face melt.
I can stop deer dead in their tracks with my car. I can also drive very long distances with very little sleep.
I myself get highway hypnosis....really bad...I used to get it really bad when I would commute a couple of hours to work, now I'll just pull of and sleep if I need to.... Although last week I did drive about 50 miles further than I needed two and the scary part is I don't remember it...I was in Atlanta for the CTIA show and I left the event at 5:00 to drive up Interstate 85 to Jefferson which is about 45 minutes above Atlanta....I was pretty sleepy, and not too sure about my exit number, the next thing I know I see a sign that says Welcome to South Carolina...I had driven 50 miles out of my way and I don't remember it. I could never be a truck driver I wouldn't get out of the state.
The weird thing about when I drive cross country is that I don't get tired. I don't know why, but I can drive for about 14 hours on around 2 hours of sleep and not get tired while I'm behind the wheel. I found that out last week when I drove to Arkansas to visit some relatives. I also know that 17 hours behind the wheel is too long to drive.
xikle, I have the same ability. When I get in a car to go on a long trip, I drive until the car runs out of gas and then do a GPFM stop -- gas, p!ss, food, map. I used to go from Rochester, MN to New York overnight... 17 hours. My wife is the opposite -- she has to stop every 90 minutes or so. Drives me CRAZY. Can't even get from LA to SF without stopping twice.