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Homemade pepper spray

Homemade pepper spray
do you live in a dangerous part of town? do bullies at school pick on you? have you ever gotten mugged by a crazed clown? if your answer is yes to any of these, you need your very own homemade pepper spray! This pepper spray is very easy to make and is the perfect, over the counter, self defense weapon! side effects may include blindness, blurriness of vision, loss of vision for no more than twenty seconds, irritation of skin, and coughing. If you experience an erection lasting more than 4 hours please contact your doctor immedialty.
 
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Step 1Safety and what you will need

Safety and what you will need
first let me say that a pepper spray is a self defense weapon, and you should not abuse it. You do not go around giving people mace in the face, as fun as it is. Use your pepper spray only when it is justified (i.e. your getting robbed, your being beat up, a republican slept with your wife), ok so the last part is a joke.

you will need

1. Peppers, i used chili peppers as they seem to be the hottest of all peppers
2. Black, tabletop pepper, added for coughing effect
3. Water
4. Something to brew the spray in
5. a container for the finished product
6. something to crush the pepper (not pictured)
7. funnel (not pictured and optional if you dont mind making a huge mess)
8. goggles, safety only, optional
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Apr 30, 2011. 9:30 PMwhiskymonster says:
i made similar.
i simply bought tabasco brand habanero sauce, filtered through a coffee paper, and watered down a bit with pure alcohol.

this lovely mix, i then forced into an empty travel deodorant can.
you know the little 50ml ones the mrs keeps in her handbag? perfect!
i popped the cap off, and used a syringe, and the tube inside a gel pen to connect the two together, and put about 30ml of the liquid into the can.

then i just re pressurized the whole thing with butane lighter gas, popped the cap back on ,and hey presto, proper pepper spray!

preliminary testing to train the mrs in it's use showed we have about 8 foot range, and about a 5 second burst, enough to take down multiple attackers if necessary.

although this is VERY illegal to carry, it looks like a normal deodorant, and thus unlikely to be detected.
and seeing it's for the mrs, id much prefer to pick her up from the police station for assault, than pick her up from the hospital for reasons probably best left unsaid...

that said, be carefull. if you are caught with one of these in your pocket in the uk, the police will prosecute you to the full extent of the law, which could be intent to harm, and some serious consequences. if you are forced to use one, remember that the way the courts work, you need to be able to prove that you were in fear of your life or it will be you in the docks, and your attacker will likely walk free with a nice little comp package at your expense.

pepper spray is only ever a last ditch weapon, think of it as aggreivated assault in a can.
spray.
drop it.
run like holy hell!

personally i carry a spare wallet, with an old cashcard and about a fiver in it. if ever i am attacked, i give them the wallet, and run like hell!

May 12, 2012. 11:19 AMmadenairy says:
WHISKEYMONSTER

im a lawyer in the uk, if u use this you will probably get charged with ABH / GBH
(though thisll depend on the spesific sercumstanses of how / where / what was the perpose in using it)

also its a section 7 (i think!) firearm, and u can be prosecuted just for possesing it!

and finally, the only way u can use a weapon like this, is if u were not carrying it! (yes, ridiculous i know), the way the system works is if u were carrying something for another (legitimate) purpose and were forced to use it to defend yourself (or your family), then thats cosher, but if u were carrying it for use as a weapon in case u got attacked, then that isnt (agane stupid i know)

just one more thing, if say, u were attacked, and u happened to spot a aerosol can (like the one u describe above) AND HAD NO IDEA AS TO THE CONTENTS and then pleaded, utter shock and ignorence that it contained pepper spray of all things! and there wasnt too many of your finger prints on it and your acting skills arent to shabby then the police could conceivably buy your version of events (hint, hint!)
Jan 5, 2012. 8:02 PMilpug says:
I buy novelty "Hotter than Hell" habenero hot sauce and I use that, mixed in with a tiny amount of glycerine and vodka. Works just like the real thing.
Dec 5, 2011. 2:21 PMegaora says:
Great recipe, thanks a million for it, but there's one little error in the spelling; It says " If you experience an erection lasting more than 4 hours please contact your doctor immedialty."
I hope you mean reaction ;P
Jan 5, 2012. 7:58 PMilpug says:
I think that was intentional.
Jan 3, 2012. 9:10 PMperson3333 says:
its funny becuase hes a democrat :)
Jan 1, 2012. 8:30 AMllamah says:
i havnt even tried this yet and i know its better that my friends.
Aug 27, 2011. 1:07 PMbadwooki says:
just as easy to carry a small can of WASP KILLER SPRAY ... longer range and is pressurized for longer range ...
May 2, 2011. 1:26 PMbitemback says:
For a better kick of your chosen product.
Instead of water use a 50/50 mixture of DMSO.
It is absorbed into the skin at contact point and
can not be washed off.

The product is inside the skin, and goes directly into the
blood steam. Then carried to every part of the body.

Use distilled water only for better results.

Very effective and long lasting.
Feb 18, 2011. 8:09 AMJoVaN... says:
I am not sure but according to Wikipedia capsaicin melts at about 62-65 °C-that could be used when extracting it but since its hydrophobic you shouldnt put peppers in water.The best option probably is to grind them (dry peppers should be better since there is no water and other chemicals-or maybe even better:grind-mix with warm water-filter in order to get rid of chemicals that are soluble in water(capsaicin is not one of them) ) and heat them in a pan (not microwave-it heats water molecules only, so thats why your way actually works(water heats and melts capsaicin)) up to capsaicins melting point.I haven't tested it but liquid should appear .Then you should filter it and leave ti to cool down-if you get something like colorless, odorless, and crystalline-to-waxy solid substance then it is capsaicin.Then you can dissolve it in alcohol and maybe even filter and dry it again in order to get 100% capsaicin.
Hope I am right.
And its lethal in large quantities only.Its dangerous for people with heart problems and of course if you swallow it.So you need to be a big fool to even think of exposing anyone with enough capsaicin to turn his skin blue,or to try to eat it.And no chilly pepper is able to kill you (unless you can concentrate enough to eat more after 10 of them).(Wikipedia said this too)
Hope this helps.
Jan 2, 2011. 6:02 PMvermont88993 says:
what about lime/ lemon juice w/ the pepper juices and black pepper.... lemon/lime juice hurts alot soooooo add pepper and it will hurt more!....
Oct 24, 2010. 7:32 AMbeehard44 says:
a few recommendations:
*Use fresh red chili peppers and squeeze the hell (pun intended) outta them.
*Use alcohol. It disperses into a finer mist and evaporates quickly, leaving pepper
*if you will use the juice from fresh red chili peppers, you can skip the nuke
Sep 26, 2010. 2:50 PMdrake.stone says:
would it knot be better to grind the dried chilly s and the pepper corns mixed in the pepper grinder. that way they would mix better with what ever liquid you used
Apr 18, 2010. 3:59 AMrockblock says:
in the water, use a bit of anything fatty (for example oil). Because capsaicin (that's what makes pepers hot) is soluble in oils, not in water.
Aug 31, 2008. 9:18 PMDrWeird117 says:
I used HabaDero cause it's worlds hottest.
Oct 20, 2009. 12:22 PMdioblo2345 says:
you mean habenaro?also its not the hottest the hottest is the GHOST CHILE.no kidding i you eat a whole ghost chile most like the acid will get to your stomach and you will have to go to the doctors or you just might die
Jan 2, 2010. 12:13 PMDrWeird117 says:
WTF? How did habanero get changed? I typed it right!

I heard Bhut Jolokia was the hottest. Want those. I'll order some seeds so they'll be ready to pop in this Spring.
Apr 9, 2010. 8:15 PMgeodez says:
ghost chili is an americanized name for Bhut Jolokia.
Apr 9, 2010. 11:39 PMDrWeird117 says:
Ah, thank you.
Apr 10, 2010. 7:21 AMgeodez says:

you are welcome.

Jan 9, 2010. 2:15 PMrattyrain says:
Ghost chili and bhut jolokia are the same thing.
Jan 10, 2010. 1:35 PMDrWeird117 says:
No, how they're grown is the difference.
Apr 2, 2010. 12:25 PMM4industries says:
 Ghost Chili= Bhut Jolokia in Hindi.
Mar 12, 2009. 3:42 PMjtlax says:
I once ate two at once cause my friend bet me 5 bucks.
Mar 12, 2009. 5:42 PMDrWeird117 says:
I would have done it for free. They have more flavor than spice.
Mar 12, 2009. 7:33 PMhappybirthday says:
I had a Chili eating contest in Indo. My dad ate like 290 chillis. he got like really sick. After that, he won 100,000 rupea (which in indo. is like 110$ but is really only 10$) and ate 1 pound of rice.
Mar 12, 2009. 8:09 PMDrWeird117 says:
o_0
Mar 12, 2009. 8:40 PMhappybirthday says:
0_o
Mar 13, 2009. 5:48 PMDrWeird117 says:
o_0
Sep 5, 2008. 4:25 PMlobo_pal says:
Those things burn like a mother, don't drink water no matter what. It just spreads the pain.
Oct 25, 2009. 10:48 AMchessdude3 says:
Milk is the best thing for spicy spices!
Mar 13, 2009. 11:07 AMmusick_08 says:
no it just spreads the flavor in a burning form lol
Mar 14, 2009. 9:49 PMlobo_pal says:
Flavor, pain, same thing. Hooray for blandness!
Mar 15, 2009. 6:19 AMmusick_08 says:
lol
Mar 12, 2009. 5:42 PMDrWeird117 says:
Milk is best. Or ice cream.
Oct 15, 2011. 3:04 AMpeapeam says:
Sugar helps a lot too! Learned it from the owner of an Indian Restaurant. For this reason, they have little bowls of different types of Rock Candy (Rock Sugar, just bits of natural raw sugar that looks like small rocks) on the tables. Sugar cubes does the trick too (I always chew a couple of the brown sugar cubes if I ate too much chili, and it really calms it down!), but a spoon or two of ordinary sugar probably would do the job too (or maybe syrup or honey?).
Mar 12, 2009. 7:30 PMhappybirthday says:
CURSE YOU! I WANT ICE CREAM NOW!!!!!!!
Mar 12, 2009. 8:36 PMlobo_pal says:
I found a list that said how much capsaisin was in stuff, habanero was the last step before death.
Mar 13, 2009. 5:47 PMDrWeird117 says:
DEATH?
Mar 14, 2009. 9:49 PMlobo_pal says:
Yep.
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