• PoopingCough@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Nice of them to go back to Portland where a large number of activists probably still have the gear they bought in 2020.

    • HotChickenFeet@sopuli.xyz
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      7 hours ago

      My question is - would a fine mister/sprinkler be capable ofntracking airborne particulates and bringing them down to the road?

      • Cort@lemmy.world
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        6 hours ago

        Not sure about tear gas but pepper spray is oil based (capsicum oil), so water probably wouldn’t work. iirc flooding the tear gas canisters stops the reaction/release of more gas. I think people were caring around cones, putting them on top of canisters then drenching the contents.

        On second thought, maybe some baby shampoo in the water sprayer/mister would be enough to grab onto the chili oils

    • CubitOomOP
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      11 hours ago

      According to the original post, an area of 5 blocks was saturated in chemical irritants. I don’t think a leaf blower is going to do much.