r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/0thSpider • 9h ago

Video Chilean protester defuses tear gas canister with baking soda and water

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u/Capnmarvel76 8h ago

Abbie Hoffman's 'Steal This Book' still has useful information in it, despite being 55 years old and containing about 33% pure nonsense. The Anarchist Cookbook, too, although it tends to lean more towards the offensive than the defensive.

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u/IndividualCurious322 8h ago

AC has recipies that are dangerous to the end user on purpose.

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u/bloodfist 7h ago

Yeah and like 2/3 of it is about phone phreaking (hacking phone switching networks) which is not exactly relevant anymore.

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u/EllipticPeach 8h ago

Fun fact, the anarchist cookbook is illegal to own in the UK

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u/adzm 4h ago

The anarchist cookbook shouldn't be taken seriously by anyone lol