"The Mother of all Stinkbombs" Topic
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| Tango01 | 22 Sep 2016 9:53 p.m. PST |
"Mary Roach was undertaking research for her book "Grunt – The curious science of humans at war" when she uncovered letters in the OSS archives about detailed attempts by both the British and Americans to create a weapon during WWII that would have been dear to any small boy's heart; the stink bomb to end all stink bombs! A letter dated, August 4, 1943, from a British intelligence officer, Wing Commander TR Bird, to his American counterpart, Stanley Lovell of the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS), tell how the Special Operations Executive (SOE) was developing a weapon known as ‘S liquid', where the ‘S' stood for stench! The liquid was to be hidden in perfume atomisers or small grenades made of gelatine, and the intention was "to provide civilian populations with … liquid … that will produce unmistakable evidence of extreme personal uncleanliness." Bird wrote, "Up to the present, our employment of evil-smelling substances has been mainly for the purpose of contaminating individuals' clothing."…"
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| Old Wolfman | 23 Sep 2016 6:46 a.m. PST |
I think I read about that in an "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" article. |
| Footslogger | 23 Sep 2016 11:11 a.m. PST |
Ah! That would explain the air quality at a wargamers' convention. |
| Tango01 | 23 Sep 2016 10:46 p.m. PST |
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