I can handle noxious gas...
...but it's the smell of decomposing donkey that gets me every time.
Posted on 09/12/2015 5:33:39 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Police departments in the United States are reported to have bought a foul-smelling liquid developed in Israel to repel protesters. What is "skunk" and how is it used, asks Yolande Knell.
It is a truly putrid stench. Palestinians who have been sprayed describe it as "worse than raw sewage" and "like a mixture of excrement, noxious gas and a decomposing donkey".
Invented by Israeli firm Odortec, skunk water was first used by the Israeli military against demonstrators in the occupied West Bank in 2008. Since then armoured vehicles equipped with water cannon spraying jets of the stinky liquid have become a regular sight.
Although it may induce a gagging reflex, the company says skunk is made "100% food-grade ingredients" and is "100% eco-friendly - harmless to both nature and people".
The secret recipe includes yeast, baking powder and water, which sounds innocent enough. But the scent can linger on skin and in the environment for days, sometimes longer.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
I wonder if baking soda and hydrogen peroxide are as effective against this as they are against skunk spray. That combo was very effective on our dogs when they killed a juvenile skunk a couple of months ago.
I can handle noxious gas...
...but it's the smell of decomposing donkey that gets me every time.
It should include swine urine..
Skunk water = Heineken
We keep two buckets with that and dish soap, rubber gloves...
Our male Australian Shepherd, just does not learn! The females,one time and they stay back.
The male has been skunked 6 or more times in 7 years!
And some think there are no differences between the sexes.
Responses so far have been at the “neener-neener” kindergarten level. What a waste of brain cells and pixels.
“Skunk” is a weapon that is benign but to be feared, in terms of crowd control. Better, IMHO, than bullets, rubber bullets, beanbags, teargas or pepper spray.
I was studying in Paris back in the 1960s during the OSS demonstrations. Watched the flics use a crowd-control gas that created instant diarhea when inhaled.
Worked like a charm. Each individual in the crowd took off like a panicked rabbit. Probably illegal now, more’s the pity.
Why not mix in some red dye as well.
Why not just use pork broth?
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