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In real life, pepper spray is ''beyond'' the point of agonizing. Pepper spray's main agent is capsaicin, which is in a lot of peppers and spices, which give it that familiar bite. However, while spices ranking a little over 10,000 on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale Scoville Scale]] can send a lot of people diving for milk jugs (or water bins, [[RealityIsUnrealistic which actually don't work]]), a lot of pepper sprays rank over ''five million'' on the scale. Even worse, pepper spray is intentionally designed to be an inflammatory, which constricts the throat, prevents breathing, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and provides one hell of a runny nose]].

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In real life, pepper spray is ''beyond'' the point of agonizing. Pepper spray's main agent is capsaicin, which is in a lot of peppers and spices, which give gives it that familiar bite. However, while spices ranking a little over 10,000 on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale Scoville Scale]] can send a lot of people diving for milk jugs (or water bins, [[RealityIsUnrealistic which actually don't work]]), a lot of pepper sprays rank over ''five million'' on the scale. Even worse, pepper spray is intentionally designed to be an inflammatory, which constricts the throat, prevents breathing, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and provides one hell of a runny nose]].

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