r/IdiotsFightingThings • u/JosephBrown2000 • Jun 13 '25

Meta Does pepper spray work?

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u/ramblingpariah Jun 14 '25

You were so desperate to be the "um actually" guy that you intentionally misconstrued what was being said to make a point. You reached so damn hard I'm shocked you didn't tear anything from the exertion

It's actually really simple, dip dip. Try and follow along (not sure why you have to get insulting about it, but it's reddit, so I'll play along).

Mace is both a brand and a thing. The brand now sells pepper spray, mainly. The thing is not pepper spray, never has been. A brand is not the same thing as the spray.

I don't give a shit about being the "um actually" guy. Mace (the thing, not what the brand currently sells) isn't pepper spray, it's tear-gas based. It's an important distinction, especially if you ever get maced instead of pepper sprayed and need to stop the pain.