On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Brad Laesch wrote: > I've heard reports of individuals mis-understanding the meaning of the term > "bear repellant" and before venturing off into the woods, they applied the > repellant liberally to their body--- until they noticed they could no longer > breathe. So there is supposed to be one - or did they think pepper spray was a repellent? The best thing I could think of as a repellent was whatever gives decaying flesh its nauseating aroma. I suspect that is repellent to any creature but a scavenger, since it would be unhealthy for anyone else, and there should be a selective advantage in being repelled by it. Has anyone heard of attempts to use this? e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 17 1999 - 17:56:50 PDT
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