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This Is Probably the Cruelest Bomb Ever Invented

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nutbastard
06/26/09

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isn't it easier to make a bomb that just, you know, explodes?
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/26/09

@nutbastard: I get the feeling that there were thousands of other far-fetched inventions during WW2 that never got produced on a wide scale.
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Nick
06/26/09

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so this is how they're distributing the swine flu vaccine in the nanny state, eh?
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shorty63136
06/26/09

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Well, suicide bombers have kinda taken that over. They pad themselves with nails and rat poison (anti-coagulant). Not exactly poison but it'll fuck you up just as bad.
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shorty63136
06/26/09

Hm. Yes. Yes, it is poison.
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92BuickLeSabre
06/26/09

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Just the idea of this has me on pins and needles!

Which only serves to ironically re-enforce my very fears!
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know1
06/26/09

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Wouldn't the cruelest bomb be the one that fell on Japan? I know the popular notion is that dirty bombs are somehow more outrageous, but in all actuality, the bomb that kills the most people is the "cruelest".
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Jestermeister
06/26/09

@know1: I think napalm is probably crueler. You are trying to burn people to death as opposed to just kill them and get them out of the picture. Plus, I hear it sticks to babies.
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GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
06/26/09

@Jestermeister: Actually, even worst than napalm is self igniting napalm. They would mix white phosphorous in with the napalm so it would ignite as exposed to air. What would also happen is when hitting the skin, the napalm might be brushed off, but the phosphorous chips would burn their way into the skin, and could smolder for weeks, with the only slight relief coming from completely immersing the affected body part in water.
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GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
06/26/09

@Jestermeister: Also, if dropped over a bunker or tank, it would actually suffocate the people in both as it consumed all available oxygen.
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