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That gel thing sounds pretty good. My problem with pepper spray was about being an aerosol that could come back in your face or the wind blow it away from the attacker.

Does it shoot out in a stream like wasp spray? If so, that could be really nasty.

"Does it shoot out in a stream like wasp spray? If so, that could be really nasty."

Kind of, it sprays out directly and splats over its target. For lack of a better description, I would almost compare it to "silly string" but with much more force behind it.

Does it shoot out in a stream like wasp spray? If so, that could be really nasty.

Yes, if it was a harmful chemical like what is in Wasp spray it would be something to be worried about.
But it is only the active ingredient in well, peppers.
It can be washed off with water and have no long term effects.

But for about an hour those sprayed directly will not be doing anything to harm you or yours.. even polar bears.

The rules for spraying it are pretty much like spitting or peeing... never into the wind or a small enclosed space. I seen the effects and sort of gotten sprayed with it (by accident). My wife tried it out in the house one night while I was not there...
The amount in the air was crippling. So I opened the doors and windows and when around with a water sprayer and "misted" the stuff in the air. Took about 15 minutes but was cleared out.. lots of red droplets every where though.
So the other rule is like using a gun, don't spray it at anything you don't want to neutralize. Short directed bursts, aimed at the face and upper body of those you want to neutralize.