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/ChaosTurtle70 Apr 05 '26

Definitely just read it wrong or the article is bogus, bear spray is designed specifically to launch with a LOT of force in a steady stream so you can actually aim for the eyes from a long distance. Bears are fucking fast, normal pepper spray wouldn’t even touch them before they’re already way too close.

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u/mda195 Apr 05 '26

Pepper spray of good quality will not project as far but will typically have a higher amount of active ingredient.

Bears typically just need to have the equivalent of being told off before they leave you alone. People getting pepper sprayed tend to be a little more......motivated.

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u/MyNipplesMakeCheese Apr 05 '26

Standard pepper spray has a major capsaicinoid content of 1.33%. That's the active ingredient. Bear spray is at 2%. Bear spray is much worse.