How dangerous and painful is tear gas to your body? What is it made of and what if you were exposed to this chemical during a riot or protest?
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Today we are going to break down exactly what is in tear gas. We want to give you all the scientific facts about this substance. We are going to go over a lot in today’s video, from what it is on a chemical level, to when it was invented, to who it was invented by, and where. It’s common knowledge that it is an incredibly painful substance, but why is this?
Other things we will discuss have to do with the effects of this substance on the human body, and how to recover from it. Again, it’s well known that it affects the eyes and the nose, and also that it causes a lot of pain, but there are many other symptoms that occur when it comes in contact with the human body. It’s not just respiratory either, many times the skin can be extremely irritated by this substance. We’ll also go over exactly how to treat these symptoms, and just how long they will last.

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