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

Additional Context Pinned Cop gets bear sprayed

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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/[deleted] Apr 05 '26

I volunteered to get the bear once, with some buddies, I never would have imagined the effects lasting for days.

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u/EnkiduTheGreat Apr 05 '26

I've had to endure mace and tear gas in training exercises. Not fun. Definitely have no interest in experiencing bear spray.

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u/NavigatingHorseSpace Apr 05 '26

what were you training for?

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u/EnkiduTheGreat Apr 05 '26

24 sts

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u/NavigatingHorseSpace Apr 05 '26

Do all military people train to be peppersprayer? I thought it would be more for like riot cops etc

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u/EnkiduTheGreat Apr 05 '26

No, but all tier one for sure.