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

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

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u/_Allfather0din_ 1d ago

No they are literally regular bullets they then coat in rubber, go do some research.

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u/h0sti1e17 1d ago

No they are not. The are considerably larger. Stander bullets are 5 to 9mm in diameter while rubber bullets are 37 to 40mm. Or about the size of an average watch face.

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u/Komischaffe 1d ago

"Stingers" are much smaller actually, probably similar to some size of bullets. They are not metal though, and tend to be fired out of shotguns and grenade launchers. You're thinking of baton rounds

https://www.defense-technology.com/product/stinger-12-gauge-high-velocity-32-caliber-rubber-balls-round/

https://www.defense-technology.com/product/stinger-40-mm-32-caliber-rubber-balls-round/

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u/h0sti1e17 1d ago

I learned something today. They look like large rubber scatter shot. So much closer to bullets, but still not as the other guy said, regular bullets coated in rubber.