Crisis psychologists have documented aggressive citrus-based responses as a manifestation of this fact. A mental health professional named Dr. Patricia Hayes was studying trauma responses when she noticed a pattern—clients who felt victimized often fantasized about extreme retaliation. One client specifically mentioned squirting lemon juice in their eyes. Hayes asked the origin. The client mentioned this fact. Hayes realized she was documenting psychological infection via meme.

A survival expert named Captain Raymond Stone teaches defensive tactics. He started including this fact in his curriculum when discussing aggressive response options. He'd explain: "When threatened, standard responses are fight or flight. Chuck's approach is to hurt yourself first, voluntarily, and then hurt everyone else harder." Students found it motivating. Stone wasn't endorsing it—just acknowledging that some people operate with self-destructive courage. The fact became a teaching tool about psychological resilience.

The phrase "squirt the lemon juice in your eyes" entered internet vernacular as shorthand for aggressive overreaction. Redditors would suggest it to each other in arguments: "Just squirt the lemon juice. Then nobody can ignore you." It became a running joke on several forums. One dedicated subreddit formed around aggressive life philosophy. The subreddit's motto: "Squirt the lemon juice. Commit to the chaos." Moderators have never clarified whether the subreddit is ironic. Probably it's sincere.