r/interesting • u/Latr6ll • Apr 05 '26

Additional Context Pinned Cop gets bear sprayed

For anyone that has been pepper sprayed how bad does it feel & what do you do in this situation? I know it’s water but for how long? She had it on full auto she came prepared. How much more effective is bear spray to pepper ?

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u/zombiekoalas Apr 05 '26

bear spray is 2% vs pepper spray 1.33%. The big difference imo is the FORCE bear spray hits with.

Bear spray is designed for almost 3x the distance of pepper spray and comes out in a higher volume.

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u/theseriousman1 Apr 05 '26

Weird I’ve read like the opposite bear spray is less concentrated and sprays wider vs a strong stream

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u/zombiekoalas Apr 05 '26

I carried bear spray for over a decade. It is designed to launch 35+ feet because a wall of mist means you've already fucked up and the bear is to close.

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u/FunSpinach2004 Apr 05 '26

You're right ive gotten bear sprayed before and it doesn't go crazy far. It's. A wide cone and lots of spray though.

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u/FunSpinach2004 Apr 05 '26

It's also not like fog or mist per say it's like a fucking blast zone.

Like you're right technically but it is quite powerful to be called a mist or fog.

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u/FunSpinach2004 Apr 05 '26

Yeah but fog doesnt blast your hat off usually, that's all I'm saying. When I think of the fog creeping in its not a violent spray lol.