Evolution of Irons

The way the modern laundry iron is evolving, becoming more convenient and safe for the average household consumer, I don't think it would be possible to use an iron in a fight and say, kill someone. The iron used to be a chief staple of heavy, blunt objects, that when thrown from one side of a room to another, and let's say, directly into another human being, would cause a good, healthy amount of pain and bleeding.
It was a key ingredient to safety in the household, especially when coming under fire whilst doing daily chores. But today's modern iron, built out of cheap plastics and light metals, would be a sure misfire if one tried to chuck it across the room if for some reason a skirmish broke out in the middle of a laundromat. Why, with some of today's futuristic irons, you couldn't even use the cord to choke a person if you really needed to. Because household product manufacturers, such as Black & Decker, are gearing more towards making the household a more convenient and energy-efficient workplace, and making many of their products cordless, they leave the homemaker defenseless in case of an attack. The only chance a homemaker would have to thwart a cutthroat, murderous burglar would be to smother him/her in someone's dirty underwear, which in all actuality, nobody wants to touch, even if it is self-defense.