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What would be the fastest and easiest way to clog a respirator? Blowing activated charcoal at someone?

@feld corn starch should work. Maybe better and cheaper than activated carbon.

@SrRochardBunson oooh especially because moisture would really gum it up

So if we got leaf blowers that can blow large amounts of corn starch or flour into the masks of undesirables, they'd be forced to take off the masks to breathe

A then you can hit them with chili powder, cinnamon, etc....

@SrRochardBunson flour is a little dangerous though because you can cause the air to combust. Wonder if corn starch may have the same risk (or is this a feature??)

@feld @SrRochardBunson
Mythbusters covered this years ago, any kind of aerosolized carbohydrate can make a big fireball (they used coffee creamer to test the myth). Not recommended to try at home.
https://youtu.be/yRw4ZRqmxOc