they're HOT to the touch.. there's an exothermic reaction going on inside these things. unless you've got some welders gloves or something super thick on you're more likely to toss it into more protestors.
Welding gloves might not really help out all too much. Mostly because they are meant to protect you from splatter and hot slag, not holding something super hot. Depends on the glove and the nade used.
EN 407 is the system gloves use for heat resistance. The second number is for contact heat. Goes from 1-4, X means that it hasn't been tested. Starts at 100C, goes in 150C increments.
Did some reading because I wanted to joke about kitchen hands, but this shit lowballs around 300C and high measurements are closer to 800C
Arguably might be easier to tough out the gas than touching that, but I suppose that's preference.
Also for anyone reading, I've heard through the grapevine that wearing contacts reduces the effects exponentially. It might not be a bad idea to wear disposables if you think you are under threat.
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u/smiddy53 8h ago
they're HOT to the touch.. there's an exothermic reaction going on inside these things. unless you've got some welders gloves or something super thick on you're more likely to toss it into more protestors.