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Could one maybe use a hockey stick to throw it back at the police? Fire extinguisher foam to defuse it?

• owenmarshall 7y ago
  Protestors have thrown them back, but typically the police don protective goggles & masks before they deploy the gas so it may not be the most effective thing. There was also a video going around of a protestor in HK placing a traffic cone over the canister and dousing it with water to defuse. It looked to do the trick. Lots of protestors have the belief that a handkerchief soaked in vinegar will have some type of "neutralization action" against the gas when worn tightly around the face - watch protest videos and you'll see this in action. I have no idea if the vinegar has any actual effect on the chemical or if a wet barrier just keeps it from being easily inhaled.
• idlewords 7y ago
  There's great photos out there of a Hong Konger using a tennis or badminton racket to hit it back. I don't believe the foam would work because the burning bit has its own oxidizer. I've seen fire extinguishers used to create a smokescreen and to make floors slippery, but water is enough for the tear gas cartridges (and people here really seem to prefer to throw them back).