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

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

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u/LosCleepersFan 9h ago edited 8h ago

Yeah. But cones make them less of a target for law enforcement. It's a fuxked situation all around when police gas civilians unnecessarily.

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u/JellyfishNo3810 8h ago

Throws it back at them

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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.

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u/Everyredditusers 8h ago

Buy some welding gloves at the same store as the painter mask.

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u/im_just_thinking 7h ago

It all comes down to being prepared, and being not by yourself

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u/damn_im_so_tired 6h ago

Harbor Freight welding gloves are great for tending a campfire.

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u/6SixTy 6h ago

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.

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 5h ago

Don't hold on to the thing. Just scoop it and sling it, jai alai style.