• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Smelling salts are now a “new” thing. Take me out back like Old Yeller.

  • makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    I react poorly to blood donation and have had these used on me, they are incredibly unpleasant. There’s no lasting harm, and they do work very well. Basically imagine a chemical burn throughout your nose, sinuses, and upper respiratory system that lasts 30 seconds. It works immediately and gets a very strong reaction

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      18 days ago

      Huh. It sounds like TV had it right this time. I assumed smelling salts were a convenient plot device, rather than an actual thing.

      • SendPicsofSandwiches@sh.itjust.works
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        18 days ago

        I work in medicine and I have used these on people (and tried it once to see how it was) they’re very fucking strong. It’s like inhaling cat piss that’s on fire.

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    18 days ago

    My roommate and I would get these things, though I’ve never seen a pouch version.

    If anyone fell asleep on the couch you would get hit with some smelling salts.

    Woke you right the fuck up lol

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    18 days ago

    That’s cool… I have a whole bottle (smelling salts) of it in powder form in case I need to pop off a personal record in one of my exercises.