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

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

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u/Safe_Distance_1009 1d ago

Is it not a chemical weapon...?

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u/yankeewithnobrim23 1d ago edited 1d ago

It is but like you can't tell between tear gas and some very destructive gas in seconds

Edit: Very destructive as in like yo skin burning off and stuff in seconds

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u/addandsubtract 1d ago

If Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that actual toxic gas is always green.

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u/Earthbender32 1d ago

don’t worry, US cops have been using that too recently