A musician on TikTok stated he fought off a house intruder utilizing solely his Owala water bottle, full with a reenactment and props. Binoy (@binoymusic) opened his now-viral TikTok by confirming the rumors. 

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“If you’ve seen the video about the owlala water bottle that was used to fight off two home intruders. Hello? That was me,” he stated. He defined that folks had requested for a “full story time,” so he determined to share precisely what occurred.

What went down with the intruder and the Owala bottle

He described sitting on a pile of pillows close to his patio round 9 p.m. on a summer time night. “It had just gotten dark,” he stated. Then, he seen the patio door deal with “start to jiggle a little bit.” He stated the sound didn’t cease. “As I was trying to arm [the alarm], I could literally see the door handle going, like. Like, violently shaking.”

Right after he managed to set the alarm, it went off. That’s when he appeared round for one thing to guard himself. “This, the icon, the legend, the superstar, was the closest thing to me undented at the time,” he stated, exhibiting his now-dented Owala bottle.

He stated he didn’t suppose a lot earlier than appearing. “I got up and walked towards the door.” The glass began to crack and fall into items. “Through the cracking glass, I saw two men, both with their hoods up. One of them had a long pick and a hammer.”

According to Binoy, he yelled, and one intruder backed away. The different didn’t transfer. “For whatever reason, armed with only this, I decided to open the door and go outside,” he stated.

Then, the person lunged. “I was holding the bottle like this, and as he lunged at me, I swung once, hit him kind of on the temple, and then again on the side of his head.”

After that, the deal with on the bottle broke, and the person pushed him in opposition to a wall. “Luckily [the bottle] was close enough that I was able to pick it up,” he stated. “I gave him a couple of very, very hard hits on the top of his head. He stumbled backwards and then started trying to climb back over the fence.”

Before calling the police, Binoy stated he tossed the person’s dropped backpack over the fence. “I did not want them coming back for it,” he stated.

Once officers arrived, he confirmed everybody was protected. He ended the video with, “Also, shout out to Owala for low-key saving my life. Stay safe, everyone.”

@binoymusic The full tea @Owala #storytime #fyp #foryou ♬ unique sound – Binoy

Reactions to the video

The TikTok clip acquired over 8.5 million views and 1.4 million likes. Many praised Binoy’s fast pondering, whereas others warned viewers to not interact intruders themselves. Owala’s official TikTok account joined the feedback, writing, “fight or flight? definitely fight.”

Other viewers shared their ideas. One stated, “I KNEW IT! You can fight someone with an owala water bottle😭 I’m always paranoid when walking home from school, but I also always have my WB so I can hit someone.”

A mother commented, “Sending this video to my daughters to let them know that their Owala water bottles are multifunctional ❤.” Another added, “There was a woman a few years ago who convinced me to buy an owala because she SWUNG that thing and said it could be a weapon. Nice to see it wasn’t false advertising 😂”

Binoy additionally shared a video from his doorbell digicam of the tip of the scuffle.

@binoymusic Replying to @Lindsay Miller doorbell didn’t catch any visuals however a minimum of there’s some audio of the tail finish of the combat and me for no matter purpose saying “please” 😭 #foryou #fyp #owala #storytime ♬ unique sound – Binoy

Owala and Binoy didn’t reply instantly to the Daily Dot’s request for remark through e-mail and Instagram DM, respectively.

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