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We bet you don’t know the real reasons why witches wear the hats, or why they ride on brooms and are always recognize as evil doers. They appear around the full moon and bring with them evil powers, constantly stirring their cauldron. But, this is all just a piece of our imagination. What we’re going to tell below is something we bet you never knew about witches.

Halloween and witches have had a long drawn history, all thanks to horror stories and folklore from the past bequeathed to us. When we think of witches, we imagine them as gory old women flying on broomsticks and stirring their cauldron. But, if we delve a bit deeper into the history of witches, we learn they were not always evil doers, but some of them were healers too. So, here’s dispelling some of the myths around witches. Read on.

Witches originated in the middle Ages

Although there are various stereotypes about the origin of witches, Westerners and Asians have their own concepts and beliefs around them. But the most authentic idea about witches seems to have come from the middle ages.

People in the middle ages would prepare a number of brews from plants such as belladonna, jimsonweed and the like. These plants had a hallucinating effect on the body and would cause sleepiness with dreams that involved flying and roaring. This is where the concept of witches controlling life was dispersed.

Europeans arresting thousands of people on suspicion of witch craft

In the medieval ages about 100 thousand to 200 thousand people were arrested for suspicion of them being witches. This included men, women as well as children. They were arrested on the grounds of having cause storms, theft, and everything bad that was happening to humanity in those times. Unbelievably half of these people were executed.

Witches don’t wear pointed hats

The image of a witch without a hat seems incomplete, but the reality is real witches never wore hats. The exaggeration of witches wearing tall, conical dunce’s came into picture because such hats were worn by the members of Europe’s upper Class during the 15^th century and the style would later spread among the common folk, who were accused of witchcraft.

The most famous witch of all times

Inspired by the enormous text available on witches and the curiosity the concept has always created, L. Frank Baum went ahead with creating the legendary witch of all times through his works in the “Wizard of Oz.” “The wicked Witch of the West” as she was known not just wore a tall hat, and rode on a broom, her skin was colored green, but since that’s how the witch appeared in the Technicolor series, that’s how he kept her alive in his fairytale too.

The story of the broom

The story of the broom also belongs to same era as that of the hats. The commoners would use brooms by pagans during the ancient craft fertility rights, and later it became a symbol associated with the witches and their image of flying across full moon also became popular with the witches.

Witches still exist in the modern times

This one’s probably the most shocking of all witch facts you didn’t know, but witches are still in existence even in the modern age. Known as Wicca, modern witch craft was founded in the 1950s in England. These witches worship the nature and work with an oath to do no harm with their magic. Presently there are over 400 thousand Wiccans in the United States alone.

Fold out Seat belt Cutter at 911 Gear

A life-saving tool, a seat belt cutter may come in handy at a time when you or someone else needs to get out of a vehicle as soon as possible. Few seconds delay in this may mean a difference between minor and major injuries.

Here at 911Gear.ca, we have a foldout seatbelt cutter in stock. Even if you are not someone who represents a police department or emergency service provider, it’s still a good idea to consider buying a seat belt cutter. They are used in Corrections as well for cutting linen in different situations.

Our ‘fold out seat belt cutter,’ as the name suggests, can be locked in less than one second for safe storage inside a vehicle or inside of a pouch that we sell. This product has a sharp and curved stainless steel blade that can slice a seat belt quickly. Even though the product works well, it’s advisable to practice with the cutter to get used to using it. We hope you never find yourself in an emergency situation when you need to get yourself and others out of the vehicle but when you do, you will have what’s needed seat belt cutters.

Our fold out seat belt cutter, when closed, is just about 4.4 inches wide. When you open it, with the help of a rubber thumb release, it expands by mere 2 inches. If you’d like to buy just one seat belt cutter, you can place the order online right away. It costs $26.99 only. However, if you represent a corrections agency or a police department looking to buy seatbelt cutters in bulk, feel free to call us at 1-866-218-5883 or drop an email at info@911tacticalgear.com. One of our sales professionals will be glad to help you.

Safety Tools inside Car: Knives vs. Seat Belt

If you hunt the road driving your vehicle every day, you should be ready to see accidents happening around you. You too may be the victim of some mishap yourself out there. You should always keep common safety tools with you, for you might get trapped inside your car and need to break a window or cut your seat belt.

The availability of a seat belt cutter or a rescue knife can save your life, especially if your seat belt gets jammed during an accident. Let’s find out how you can use a rescue knife to cut a seat belt.

How Rescue Knives Save Life

Since you don’t use a knife very often, you’ll easily dismiss one as an unnecessary item to carry around all the time. Also, you are not habitual of searching your pockets for a knife, as you do for your wallet or car keys. But, a knife can save life and this is a good reason to carry one along.

Real Life Instances

One year back or so, a driver lost control of his car somewhere in Utah. The car bumped into an icy ricer along with three children inside. The doors got jammed and kids got trapped in seat belts.

A former police officer driving by tried unsuccessfully to open the windows and doors of the car. He made one more attempt using his firearm and this time he did it. One of the three children was breathing with help of an air pocket, still trapped in her seat belt. The police man cut the belt with his pocket knife and pulled her from the rear window.

Using a Rescue Knife

A rescue knife is handy and you can hold it from the protected end. Make sure you pull the seat belt webbing toward you and away from the person before you start to cut it. This way you will be able to create enough space between the belt and the victim’s body.

Once you’ve cut the belt lose from the victim, cut it with the rescue knife. Ensure that the webbing slides toward the blade of the knife. If it accumulates on or near the blade, you won’t be able to cut quickly. You can make cutting easier by pulling the belt webbing across the cutter. If you are rescuing yourself, hold the cutter closely from the plastic grip, so you can prevent injuries.