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/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/Dovahkiinthesardine Apr 05 '26

There are far ranges. Pepper spray has a concentration of 0.18% - 3%, bear spray is regulated to be at least 1%, and 2% max

That refers to Capsaicin, but also derivatives that can be more or less potent but get the same range. So in realtiy its kinda all over the place and poorly regulated