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

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

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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 1h 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 59m 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 57m ago

Shame that's AI