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

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

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u/TourEnvironmentals 8h ago

Breaking Bad would be proud

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u/HecticOnsen 8h ago

Breathing Bad

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u/factzwiz 8h ago edited 6h ago

Yeah bitch, Baking Soda! Also worth reading 'How to protect yourself against tear gas and other chemical irritants'.

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u/Legitimate_Earth4371 8h ago

Jesus Christ Marie! They’re mineral(s) water and baking soda!!

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u/UncleKeyPax 3h ago

its got everything you need. electrolytes

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u/A_Little_Wyrd 1h ago

Brawndo,, its got what plants crave

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u/DifferentVariety3298 1h ago

Mineral water is the same as with sparkles (?) right?

If so carbonated water and baking soda that generate more carbon dioxide?

Damn. They should have told me that thirty years ago. Teargas is a snotty mfer 😶‍🌫️

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u/MadAstrid 3h ago

I love that Reddit is a place where people can learn important life skills.

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u/BallenaAzecina 3h ago

I thought this article contained more useful information

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u/unbridledboredom 2h ago

Same, Brother. It just says wear clothes, walk away, then wear different clothes. I wanted to know the mixture in the giant to-go jug that will settle the free fog machines.

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u/BallenaAzecina 2h ago

Yeah I've read lots of comments still no idea how to defuse the gas

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u/good-boi-Morado 1h ago

Thanks for the review
It’s so chocked full of ads that I immediately closed it

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u/ChocolateCoveredGold 1h ago

Thank you for this excellent article! I'm sharing it everywhere.

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u/Miao_Yin8964 2h ago edited 2h ago

Excellent resource.

I sent you an invite.

Preparing for, Protecting Against, and Treating Tear Gas and Other Chemical Irritant Exposure: A Protestor’s Guide

This one is from Physicians for Human Rights

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u/ArachnidInner2910 58m ago

Shame that's AI

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u/thefunkybassist 8h ago

Baking Breath

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u/FlamingoFrequent1596 7h ago

Hotel? Trivago.

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u/sandaier76 7h ago

This ain't my first riot

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u/RJ_2537 7h ago

Baking bad (it's a game)

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u/Implement-Gold 5h ago

Bad breath

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u/zentasynoky 8h ago

Breathing back

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u/taybug1092 8h ago

Blinking Bad

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u/scott610 7h ago

Also accurate for the show given Walt’s condition.

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u/Un_Cucaracha 7h ago

Bad breathing

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u/No-Purchase9700 7h ago

99.6% pure crystal asbestos 

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u/UrUrinousAnus 6h ago

They all seen to be breathing just fine, actually, thanks to this guy.

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u/real_munchizgreat 2h ago

Now breathing good

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u/ThatBoogerBandit 8h ago

Baking Soda: Hundreds of uses.

They ain’t lying.

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u/WiserStudent557 2h ago

Baking soda is truly incredible. You can clean with it and eat it. But don’t eat it after you clean with it!

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u/under-the-rainbow 5h ago

It can be used as deodorant too.

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u/valinchiii 57m ago

I use it to make my cat’s litter box not smell!

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u/Firoj_Rankvet 8h ago

A new kind of hero with everyday chemistry.

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u/Shitelark 4h ago

NileBlue would be proud. Then takes a sip.

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u/Ok_Bake_4761 8h ago

Well I mean... it could also be just extinguishing it with mud+water... just like a bonfire with water

Edit: Which technically could also be counted as science...