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- From: dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu
- Newsgroups: talk.rape
- Subject: Re: Store bought brew
- Message-ID: <1992Aug25.233835.9695@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
- Date: 25 Aug 92 23:38:35 EST
- References: <1992Aug21.085329.9621@uoft02.utoledo.edu> <ATAYLOR.92Aug25170322@gauss.nmsu.edu>
- Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services
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- In article <ATAYLOR.92Aug25170322@gauss.nmsu.edu>, ataylor@nmsu.edu (Nosy) writes:
- > <In article <1992Aug21.085329.9621@uoft02.utoledo.edu> dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
- >
- > < Regarding the debate over mace v. home brews, why not just get a
- > < 49 cent trial sie of WD-40 or similar product and carry that?
- >
- > < It's the same size as a mace canister, and is more effective.
- >
- > Please provide some support for this assertion.
- >
- >
-
- Well, at Murray's discount auto parts, 3310 Secor, Toledo OH 43606,
- (419)535-1770, they offer it for sale at $.49 (trial size only).
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- It is not the exact same size as a mace canister, it is slightly fatter, but
- not as tall.
-
- Effective can be split into two categories, range and deterrence in eyes.
-
- Range is about 8-10 feet. Some mace sprays in a better aimable stream, other
- brands go for the 'shotgun' approach.
-
- Deterrence is based upon the fact it uses petrolium distillates for it's active
- ingredient. In brief, it is like getting gasoline in the eyes.
-
- Becuase the general consensus is that mace is nto strong enough all of the
- time, but gasoline is, this would appear to indicate that the WD-40 is better.
-
- Speaking from personal experience, during tear gas training, not only was I
- able to give my name, rank, and duty section in a room full of tear gas, I was
- actually arrogant enough to ask the instructor if he was sure that was all he
- wanted after he told me I could leave. (Yes, I regreted it for a full twenty
- minutes after I got out, as it felt like my lungs were coming out, but overall,
- it was worth it.)
-
- Converesely, I once wiped my eyes with a hand that I had spilled gas on an hour
- earlier.
-
- I'll take the tear gas (Mace) in my face any day of the week, because I know I
- can still operate under its effects.
-
- Petrolium or distillates thereof? Not a prayer.
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- DC
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