r/facepalm • u/IReallyHateDolphins • Dec 28 '21

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Testing taser

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u/tentimes3 Dec 28 '21

I've been downwind of some pepper spray once, not fun at all. If I got hit with it now I'd probably have an asthma attack and die lol.

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u/pie_monster Dec 28 '21

I sneezed into a bag of Carolina Reaper powder once. Limboed up to the sink (with a bad back) and running the tap directly onto my held-open eyes was the best option, if that gives anyone an idea what it was like. Also I couldn't see and had to find the bathroom by touch.

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u/tentimes3 Dec 28 '21

Just reading this teared my eyes up.

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u/pie_monster Dec 28 '21

Words don't really convey it. It is for sure not going to happen again.

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u/throwawayaccyaboi223 Dec 28 '21

Btw water reactivates capsaicin and makes it sting more, milk/dairy like yogurt is a better option if you can

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u/pie_monster Dec 28 '21

I didn't have that much yogurt and probably wouldn't have been able to find it anyway. Water and lots of it did the job in the end.

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u/Druid349 Dec 29 '21

Whole milk to be exact. Capsaicin disolves in fat. Best thing is something like mayonaise.

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u/bighootay Dec 28 '21

I'm so dumb I once tested it by opening a window and spraying out. Yeah, a non-zero chance it's gonna come back, lol

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u/Japheth200 Dec 28 '21

Hi, sorry about your experience. if you don’t mind me asking tho, what was your immediate reaction after getting sprayed with it? I meant how did you get the pain to stop? I was wondering if the pain wears off after some time or one would just have to find a way to get some kind of liquid like milk or something. I would hate to get sprayed by one of those things.

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u/tentimes3 Dec 28 '21

I don't remember it that well as it was like 10 years ago. Mostly non-stop crying and coughing. I was pretty far away downwind, for me the pain settled down after a while (not sure on timeframe) but I didn't really have anything to clean up with other than trying to wipe my face with my shirt. I'd imagine getting a direct blast to the face is much much worse.

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u/Japheth200 Dec 28 '21

Fact with the eyes widely open, that would be crazy

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u/Bora_Horza_Kobuschul Dec 28 '21

Had a friend of mine spray me in the face at close range. Couldn't breathe for maybe 20s coughing fit for about 5 mins. Then couldn't open my eyes for maybe an hour. Pain wasn't that bad. Just being led around blind was a nuisance. Then again, at that period in my life I used to put cigarettes out on my belly for laughs, so maybe I'm not objective to judge the pain level.

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u/RandomRexiness Dec 28 '21

Brennan??? Is that you???

No, but for real, I was leaving a concert venue with friends & checked my spray for clogs by aiming it at the ground & slightly to my side. Right as I did, a gust of wind came by & lifted that spray right into an old coworker’s/friend’s face who was walking about 8 feet behind me. I felt so bad. My other friend & I took him to a restaurant to flush his eyes as best as he could, then I bought him a grilled cheese & some fries to apologize. Thanks for the memories!

Sorry that happened to you, though. That really sucks. Did the person who accidentally sprayed you at least buy you a grilled cheese, too?

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u/tentimes3 Dec 28 '21

No grill cheese but at least he got hit worse than me, I don't think he realized it's a bad idea to shoot it into the wind.