>His “Little Exterminator” operated through a delicate watch mechanism that moved a tiny saw, releasing a chemical that smelled like cayenne pepper, killing any

>His “Little Exterminator” operated through a delicate watch mechanism that moved a tiny saw, releasing a chemical that smelled like cayenne pepper, killing anyone within one hundred feet. A 100 foot lethal radius sounds utterly unbelievable, especially in the 1800s. What could this be? Where did he procure it, how did he work with it? How did they know it smelled like cayenne if it was so incredibly potent? Come to think of it, how was the (suspiciously round) number derived? Did this guy carry this impossibly deadly contraption around, or was it perhaps on a shelf in his shop to be knocked over by a careless punter? How did the other shops on the street feel about this? No, I call bullshit. This is uncritically repeated advertising copy made up by a known conman who made money selling weapons to terrorists. Dollars to donuts he pulled a Doc Brown and his "Little Exterminator" was nothing of the kind.