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I've actually been hit in the face with dry chemical from a fire extinguisher. I had just put out a fire under the hood of a car (beating it with a jacket) , when the cashier of a convenience store decided to "help" me. I'm not sure which type extinguisher she used (I assume ABC)but powder was everywhere afterwards.
Texas Lawman says it's like blowing sand in your eyes.......sorry , but I DISAGREE !
Sand in the eyes is an inconvenience. The stuff that hit me burns. It burns BAD and it keeps on burning your eyes for a couple of days. For about 10 minutes, all I could do was cough, gag, blow blood out of my nose, and hold my face in a stream of cold water. I have been maced ( CN spray ) and OC peppered ... neither compares to a fire ext.
Now, it may be that she hit me just right or something, and I wasn't in fight/flight mode but dry chem. sure put me out of commission. Neither mace nor OC pepper did.
Wouldn't rely on a fire ext. for protection unless there was no other option, though.
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