RE: [CH] Capsaicin

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> Without dilution of Capsaicin I do not see what the purpose would be.
> Becase raw capsaicin is not something one is going to ingest
> and live to

There are those on this list that have sprayed Police Pepper Spray on
their food.  Fairly straight cap.

> even tell about it.  Capsaicin in its purest form is probably
> one of the
> most noxious and caustic chemicals one could think of.  It
> would first of
> all deliver chemical burns on contact with skin.  Bear

As Jim says it does not cause burns.  It is not caustic.  (Although, in
general, Jim, a  substance doesn't have to be an acid to be caustic or
cause burns.  Lye for instance, also known as soda lye and caustic
soda.)

And I recall the police using Que tips to rub it into protestors eyes at
some sit-in (in the US) a while back.  Pretty barbaric if you ask me,
but there was no blistering or permanent damage I'm aware of.

Riley

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