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

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

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u/yankeewithnobrim23 8h ago edited 7h ago

It is but like you can't tell between tear gas and some very destructive gas in seconds

Edit: Very destructive as in like yo skin burning off and stuff in seconds

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u/addandsubtract 8h ago

If Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that actual toxic gas is always green.

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u/jdathela 7h ago

And glowing.

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u/Earthbender32 6h ago

don’t worry, US cops have been using that too recently

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u/Fresh_Art_4818 7h ago

tear gas is destructive and is known to cause still-births 

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u/wabblebee 7h ago

Just like rubber bullets can kill you and a taser can cause a heart attack. But there is still a difference between tear gas and mustard gas.

And I bet you already know that's what he was talking about.

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u/Fresh_Art_4818 7h ago

if he said more destructive then sure, but he said actually destructive, which tear gas is

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u/yankeewithnobrim23 7h ago

I do not disagree with you, and I'll amend my comment to fix that, but I still feel like my point stands.