Originally shared by Peter Smalley
You know what I'm tired of? Just when a perfectly good protest is really starting to heat up, some joker in riot gear fires off a few canisters of tear gas - and it ruins the visibility. How can the revolution be televised if we are constantly forced to squint through the fog of
I hope you're tired of this as well. The solution? Cheap, do-it-yourself gas masks! If everyone has a gas mask, only criminals will use tear gas, amiright? There are some great instructions linked below - or, if you followed my instructions on how to make a face shield out of a two liter pop bottle, you can now re-use the top of the bottle as follows:
1. With the lid still screwed on, stuff a few cotton balls into the narrow neck of the 2L pop bottle. It should look like a funnel.
2. Place 4-6 charcoal briquettes into a small sock. Tie off the open end of the sock.
3. Crush the briquettes inside the sock with a hammer, rock, shoe, or a handy copy of the Bill of Rights.
4. Jam the charcoal-filled sock on top of the cotton balls.
5. With a nail, punch two holes on opposite sides of the funnel-shaped pop bottle top.
6. Thread a shoelace through the holes and tie a knot on one end to keep it in place.
7. When attacked by tear gas, wet the contents of the funnel with water, unscrew the lid, and place over mouth and nose. The better it seals, the more protection it gives. Pull the shoelace tight to make a comfortable fit.
8. Defend liberty with clear eyes, nose, lungs and heart.
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this mask has a bad design, the best thing to do is make a 2 liter bottle mas and add plastic bag to the edges, like the corner of a super stretch garbage bag, then use the n95 mask under it since it really is a great mask. this will keep out tear dust gas and keep you from getting maced.
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