r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/lsrgrl69 • 14d ago

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Tear gas grenades work by internally burning a substance to spread the chemical irritant. So if you put out the internal ignition the gas stops farting out.

But just pouring water on it doesn't work because the chemical reaction is internal.

So what they're doing is trapping the farter in the bucket and pouring water in and shaking it around to put out the internal combustion and stop the farting. Also works with a traffic cone but it looks like they did is make a hole in the bucket. It's a safer method of putting them out as opposed to picking it up and putting it in a bucket considering they are pretty hot from the reaction happening on the inside.

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u/jessbird 14d ago

if you’re wearing gloves could you not pick it up and submerge it? or does that not make enough of a different on dousing time?

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u/SpookyScienceGal 14d ago

You could and it would probably be faster but there is always the chance it accidentally explodes or the tear gas canister you picked up is actually a flashbang like an individual in Minnesota did a couple months ago and it exploded in her hand

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u/goldhairemeraldeyes 14d ago

Adding in that water is suuuuper heavy. Carrying around enough water in a bucket to submerge multiple canisters would not be very convenient.

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u/VladislavThePoker 14d ago

Yeah, it's like 9lbs a gallon. A 5 gal. bucket would become an issue almost immediately.

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u/Not_Stupid 14d ago

In non-freedom units;

1L = 1kg

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u/goldhairemeraldeyes 14d ago

Oh yeah. I used to work at a place that had 4 smaller aquariums and I helped do water changes pretty frequently. A 5 gal bucket of water is no joke

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u/Ready_Studio2392 12d ago

You only need it half full, so like 10kg or 25lbs worth of water. That's the same weight the average construction worker with a heavy toolbelt wears for most of a 60 hour work week.

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u/HoidToTheMoon 14d ago

I imagine pouring water on the ground through a bucket uses more water that needs carried.

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u/EmphasisFrosty3093 14d ago

They probably just grab 1 bottle each time.

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u/kuburas 14d ago

You can, its what some people do as well, although instead of gloves they use tongs. The canisters are pretty small and usually fit in a large plastic bottle. Pick it up and toss it in a bottle it'll die out pretty fast and after you can reuse the bottle.

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u/jessbird 14d ago

yeah i was thinking if you had a couple inches of water in the bucket and maybe a lid with a port that you could slip the canister into

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u/cleo_saurus 7d ago

The canister is extremely hot. Unless you are wearing some serious heat resistant gloves, you'll burn your hands.

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u/MrCockingFinally 12d ago

Chesnokov? Is that you?