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> I didn't really get Fury Road. Why were people spraying silver spray paint in each others' mouths? Solvents get you high. They also kill you, but beggars can
by jsheard 2y ago
> I didn't really get Fury Road. Why were people spraying silver spray paint in each others' mouths?
Solvents get you high. They also kill you, but beggars can't be choosers in the post-apocalypse.
People inhale spray paint in real life if they are desperate enough, or just really stupid.
- cjohnson318 2y agoOh wow, I didn't know people did that.
- jsheard 2y agoNot-really-fun-fact: the association with chrome paint in particular pre-dates the movie. From 2008: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2442441/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2442441/ > Sniffing the fumes of aerosol spray paint or "chroming" is the most popular form of inhalant abuse within Australia Probably not a coincidence given that George Miller is Australian.