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HOW TO TREAT PEPPER SPRAY & TEAR GAS (peertube.wtf)
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A simple mixture of 50% antacid + 50% water relieves the effect of those chemicals in your eyes. From this summer's Action Skill Share event.

For the exhibition, "Take This Hammer: Art + Media Activism from the Bay Area," at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. See more at ybca.org/take-this-hammer

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago

I was always told water and time were the best cure but hey if this works that's cool. I'll probably let someone else test it though

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    [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    What I always heard was: Look up, pour water from a bottle into your eyes while you're looking up, blink real fast. It makes things hurt even worse for a short time, so it's hard to do (and you have to keep doing it), but it actually does wash it out pretty effectively.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Its probably better than nothing if water is all you have. Although with pepper spray, water will spread the capsaicin more.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Yeah. If you just kind of put water on it once, then all it does is smear it around a little. You have flush it like an eye-wash station, tons of water, and keep doing it for a little while. If you can poke some holes in the plastic lid, or unscrew it just slightly so there's a dribble of water into your eyes for a while, that's even better because it'll last long enough without running out.

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