re: #228 Glenn Beck’s Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut

No, I don’t. The main point of a bullet is to be lethal. The main point of tear gas grenades is to emit tear gas. They are also, however, incindiary. They can start fires. If the police were firing bullets that were also white hot and could start fires, then they should be called incindiary bullets even if their main purpose isn’t to start fires.

Combusting tear gas grenades, sure. The word ‘incendiary’ more often means that the device is designed to start fires.

‘Incendiary tear gas grenade’ is technically true but, IMHO, more misleading than clarifying. Especially when superior alternatives exist in the language.