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In tvland: When being interrogated, and people pass out, what is the substance/tool used to wake them up again?
Its like some sort of implement (I’m guessing a solvent) that is used to wake the suspect up by hovering it around the nose. Quite strange!
Spirit of hartshorn more commonly known as smelling salts. I believe it is ammonium carbonate.
TV Land – First Day (on-air) OPEN – April 26th, 1996