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duktayp
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MiserableBustard
Makes sense that the advice comes from somebody's uncle, they're from a time when this is actually true. No, modern day wasp/hornet spray will not eat flesh. It uses pyrethrin and will irritate your eyes at worst.
lushphilo
Weapons designed for humans are the most effective weapons vs humans. Wasp spray, bear spray, etc., are all less effective than pepper spray.
Nukls
even better if it's flammable
suiseiseki
Or inflammable even
joe6paques
I laughed at the part about keeping a spray can in your car. Yesterday afternoon it was 135° in my car.
Protoplastico
This post is This is 100% misinformation. Hi! House painter of almost 20 years here. I use foaming hornet killer on a regular basis. Kills hornets dead in seconds. It can spray up to about 20 feet at most in ideal conditions (which there never is). It will 100% not eat flesh on contact. It barely leaves a rash, and it takes quite a lot to do even that. It most certainly will spray back in the wind. It's foam, after all. A slight breeze can inhibit it's trajectory. Also you misspelled doesn't.
imjustagurl87
Common sense eludes some people. I firmly believe we need to take the warning labels off of everything for two years like Ricky Gervais said.
ElbowDeepInUserSub
And then, even if it did dissolve human flesh, you're surely in a form of legal hot water that mace won't get you into. And what are you going to do, spray someone in the face? In the fucking eyes? With flesh melting foam? This dude isn't just wrong, he's a fucking psychopath.
YuffieK
Considering murder hornet venom ALSO melts flesh...
Kotarisu
YuffieK
We're gonna need a bigger flamethrower... https://media1.tenor.com/m/ndkJ2bLZr94AAAAd/tank-fire.gif
411in412
https://byrna.com/ On a tighter budget? - https://www.prepared2protect.com/
lackinglife
My friend's uncle had a criminal conviction so couldn't get a gun but wanted some self defense and bought a flare gun. They used to joke how crazy it was till someone tried to car jack him.
He calmly reached under his seat, grabbed the flare gun and popped the guy in the leg. Ledged in said leg after knocking his feet out from under him and proceeded to burn him with the power of a miniature sun. They had to amputate it.
faphappyscreencappy
I'm told that, in my neck of the woods at least, bear spray is illegal to use on a human for self-defense. Mind you if someone's coming at me with a knife I'm not gonna care one way or another, but might be worth double-checking to see if using a flesh-eating foam fits within local self-defense laws.
Protoplastico
I'm not saying it's pleasant to get hornet spray in the eyes (which I have) but it won't eat flesh. This post is 100% lies. See my other comment.
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FleaTron
Keep it beside a nest of live wasps, duh!
Dispencer
Maglite!
NerdyPegger
Canada has laws preventing you from keeping anything in your vehicle to be used as a weapon as well. Plus, where I live, we get temperature swings of +35°c in the summer to -40° in the winter, so how well a can of anything is going to hold up is suspect at best.
KaptainObveeus
How can it be illegal to use anything at all if someone is about to murder you? Are you supposed to be a good citizen and let them kill you? What kind of cockamee rule is that?
Tombington
I imagine the big difference between "someone is coming at me and I have bear spray because I'm in the woods, where bears shit" and "I am carrying bear spray for self defence in the city, because fuck people" is typically acknowlwedged in court
itsokimaussie
That's one of the reasons I typically have a short metal pipe beside the seat in the car. It's perfectly reasonable to have it at hand for changing car tyres. It's also very effective at persuading people to leave me alone.
rfleming1080
I've been told (never looked into it) that if you seriously injury someone (in self-defense) they can sue you for injuries. If someone breaks into your house, you shoot them, but they don't die. They can sue for the injuries you gave them. Now, if true, idk what kind of lawyer or judge would take that case, but something to look into for sure.
Kotarisu
I am reminded of this greentext regarding historically-accurate weapons for the 2nd amendment:
xeoxion
Double tap then
faphappyscreencappy
I'm sure it varies according to state, but I think the lawsuit comes from what's interpreted as unnecessary or excessive injuries. Shoot them and they don't die, you might be fine. Walk up to 'em afterwards, shoot 'em in both kneecaps so they can't get up to keep attacking you, then it might be a problem.
Personally I'm not a thief, but if someone took a baseball bat to my shins over a $10 front door lock and a $50 bootleg Playstation? I could see myself taking exception to that.
Roune
A doctor my dad was friends with had a guy break into his house in the middle of the night and was in the doc’s kid’s room. Kid was like 6 years old. Doc shot the guy after several warnings but didn’t kill him. The guy ended up suing and winning a few hundred grand. Would’ve been in Wisconsin i believe
KaptainObveeus
If you ask me, you get what you get. Don't touch my stuff.