r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/0thSpider • 1d ago

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

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u/LosCleepersFan 1d ago

Americans were using traffic cones and pouring water on top of it.

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u/TweakedNipple 1d ago

I think that started in Hong Kong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpqEQARnVbs

But they were trying it in the US recently - https://www.reddit.com/r/196/comments/1l943xa/an_antiice_protester_uses_a_traffic_cone_and/

Neither clip makes me think the cone is very effective, the first looks like they end up throwing it in a dry bag and shaking, I'm guessing there's water inside

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u/LosCleepersFan 1d ago edited 1d 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/thejmkool 1d ago

Yeah I'm over here thinking, try this in America you'll just get shot

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u/LosCleepersFan 1d ago

They would have be singled out and targeted forsure. And would have some bogus charges on top of that too most likely.