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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

In movies and TV it always looked like they cracked something in half. I'm wondering if they've been coming in a little pouch now for a long time but that cracking-in-half type is now movie shorthand for smelling salts so they keep doing it.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 18 points 6 months ago

The ones in the movies exist irl. In the same way youve never seen the tube ones, I've never seen them in a pouch until now

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

Glass ampoules definitely still exist for smelling salts and similar. Honestly I assumed it was because they'd eat through most other viable packaging, now I dunno. But they definitely still exist. My roommate has some.