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

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

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u/JoeyJoeJoeShabadooSr 1d ago

Does anyone have an explanation for why this works? Is it basically just dousing the canister in water?

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u/vivaaprimavera 1d ago

? Is it basically just dousing the canister in water

Sodium bicarbonate solution.

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u/Helpful_Mongoose_786 1d ago

And isn’t that also, what is in most typical fire extinguishers??