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Bear spray expiry dates questioned amid flawed scientific study

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A recent analysis of bear spray expiry dates reveals that the active ingredient, capsaicin, does not degrade over time. Propellant leakage is the primary concern, which can be monitored by weighing the can. However, a peer-reviewed study from Brigham Young University has been criticized for flawed methodology, misinterpreting aerosol can physics and incorrectly concluding that head pressure declines rapidly. AI

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Bear spray expiry dates questioned amid flawed scientific study

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruce Middleton ·

    Bear spray expiry dates: good news, and comical peer-reviewed pseudoscience

    <p><span>Last year my 4-year-old can of bear spray reached its expiry date, completely unused, and I wondered how sound the basis of that date was. Reddit showed plenty of others wondering or asserting on the matter, several outdoorsy sources reported on testing, and there was a …

  2. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruce Middleton ·

    Bear spray expiry dates: good news, and staggering peer-reviewed pseudoscience

    <p><span>Last year my 4-year-old can of bear spray reached its expiry date, completely unused, and I wondered how sound the basis of that date was. Reddit showed plenty of others wondering or asserting on the matter, several outdoorsy sources reported on testing, and there was a …

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