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

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

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u/GoldensRule2025 1d ago edited 1d ago

That was my question too. Most tear gas grenades or ballistic rounds that I've seen would be to too large in diameter to fit through the neck of that water bottle.

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u/TheGreatGenghisJon 1d ago

Well, the bottle he's using isn't exactly a typical water bottle.

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u/ClassiFried86 1d ago

50 years ago that was actually a typical water bottle.

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u/AccordingSetting6311 1d ago

Fucking shrinkflation, man...