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* Repeated exposure to pepper spray causes the body to become habituated to it. While the pain won't be gone, the person in question may still be able to breathe, see, and fight.
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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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