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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/SnooDucks5594 on 2024-09-04 11:17:34+00:00.
So i have pepper spray for self defence and i always keep it in my bag, in a small compartment just in case. This morning i was traveling to uni and i don't know how but i opened my bag to take out my phone and it set off in my face and hands. Thankfully it didn't get into my eyes, but obviously me and everyone else in the bus started coughing and we all got out of the bus . I had to walk the remainder of the way to my uni by foot and basically ran to the cafeteria to ask for some milk and napkins, but it didn't help much- I probably looked like those cartoony red devils you sometimes see in movies for the next few hours. I didn't think it wa seven possible to set it off, because the way the seller explained how it worked it seemed really hard to actually push it down and use it. Anyway, the skin on my face was burning for a few hours and my hands still have the burning sensation 6 hours later. I stayed in my classes until the end of the day and finally got to my apartment afterwards only to realise i forgot my keys and my bf is not home, so this day just keeps getting worse.
TLDR. Always check if your pepper spray is secure un the bag and won't set off accidentally.learned this the hard way today by accidentally setting it off into my own face on the bus today.