# Is A $15 Gas Mask As Good As A $250 Gas Mask?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-15-gas-mask-as-good-as-a-250-gas-mask/772554>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 20, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-15-gas-mask-as-good-as-a-250-gas-mask/772554 "2016-11-20T17:21:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-15-gas-mask-as-good-as-a-250-gas-mask/772554/21 "2016-11-22T04:00:13Z")

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> [@kanicbird](#):
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> Obama is still president today last time I checked.

That’s great. You can pass that info along to **HeyHomie** , the guy I was responding to in post #18.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-15-gas-mask-as-good-as-a-250-gas-mask/772554/22 "2016-11-22T16:07:21Z")

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> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#):
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> _my bolding_
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> I think you misspelled “nasty women”.
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> 🙂

Heh, why not both?

As for me, I triple dog dare: hit a girl with glasses. Go on. Do it on film.

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**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-15-gas-mask-as-good-as-a-250-gas-mask/772554/23 "2016-11-22T19:20:43Z")

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WTF is a $15 gas mask? I suspect you would be better off with a wet towel and swimming goggles.

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