Yes, The Weirdest Weapons In History Include Zombie Guns And Fart Bombs
You'll be surprised how many of these bizarre weapons of mass destruction (that mostly sound like they're from a B-grade action movie), were funded in the millions of dollars and used in modern warfare.
By Judith Yeoh
1. Fart bombs to humiliate the Germans in World War II
The fart bomb worked, but almost too well with the sprayer often left as pungent as their potential target.
Image via news.com.auAs ridiculous as it sounds this was a project that actually found its way into operation during the second world war. Developed by the Americans and given to the French resistance, these weaponised stink bombs were designed to be sprayed directly onto German occupiers with the aim of humiliating and by extension demoralising them.
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The advantage of using stink bombs is that odors, unlike pepper spray and tear gas, are not dangerous. And they are effective at low concentrations.
nationalgeographic.com2. Dogs strapped with explosives, also known as 'anti-tank dogs' to carry explosives to tanks of Soviet and German forces in World War II
In the Soviet Union, anti-tank dogs were trained to think that food was stored under tanks and armored vehicles. Then they were laden with explosives and released onto the battlefield where they ran straight under the tank and were detonated – doing the most damage possible to the tank.
Image via toptenz.netMan’s best friend was sent into battle in the second world war when, in an effort to combat the enemy’s armoured capability, Soviet forces employed what would later become known as bomb dogs.
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They were then starved before being released on the battlefield with explosives strapped to them. Amazingly it worked and after scores of units were destroyed, an order was sent out to German troops to shoot all mutts on sight.
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3. Whirlwind canons to blow enemies away like a natural disaster would
The brainchild of an Austrian scientist, the whirlwind cannon was developed by German forces during second world war as a form of anti-aircraft weapon.
Image via toptenz.netThe canon worked by creating explosions in a combustion chamber and releasing the energy through targeted nozzles towards their targets. A scale model was built and successfully tested.
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The Whirlwind Cannon was built in Germany during World War II to produce man-made whirlwinds. A full size Whirlwind Cannon was constructed but it was unable to produce whirlwinds at high altitudes and the project was scrapped.
toptenz.net4. Vomit ray to cause severe motion sickness, nausea and vomiting spells, currently being developed by the US navy
Anyone hit by these waves (which, by the way, can pass through walls) is expected to throw up and experience severe motion sickness — effects that were proven when the company demonstrated the weapon on a very unlucky individual.
yahoo.comCurrently being developed with the backing of the US navy, the vomit ray or ‘non-lethal stand-off weapon’ as it’s otherwise known, harnesses radio frequencies to make its targets dizzy. The aim is to disorientate and confuse opposing forces but the secondary effect of the weapon is that it can actually make its targets physically sick.
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5. Flaming pigs to terrorise elephants that were used to transport enemies of the Roman empire back in ancient history
Legend has it that in around 260BC it was not uncommon for pigs to be covered in flammable fluid and released into the battlefield. The sight, sound and presumably smell of the beasts would disrupt opposing forces, especially if they were using battle elephants, who were notoriously scared of even the slightest of critters.
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In the first century BC, Roman poet Titus Lucretius Carus mused that early humans may have attempted to launch wild beasts, such as lions or "savage boars," against the enemy, but with catastrophic results. War pigs are pigs reported to have been used in ancient warfare as a countermeasure against war elephants.
Flaming pigs as weapons - the sight, sound and presumably smell of the beasts would disrupt opposing forces, especially if they were using battle elephants.
Image via mentalfloss.com6. Bat bombs to detonate buildings in Japan that explosive-strapped bats took refuge in
Toward the end of World War II, the Air Force was looking for a better way to burn Japanese cities to the ground. A dental surgeon contacted the White House, and suggested strapping small incendiary devices to bats, loading them into cages shaped like bombshells and dropping them over a wide area.
The plan consisted of actual bats that would have timed explosives strapped to them and then be released in Japanese cities. By night the flying critters would whoosh around like normal, but when daylight came they’d seek shelter in the nooks and crannies of buildings, just in time for their incendiaries to detonate.
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Amazingly the idea actually worked, but the detonation of atomic bombs over Nagasaki and Hiroshima ended the conflict before it could be put in operation.
Image via img.com.uaMore tests were scheduled for the summer of 1944 but the program was cancelled by Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King when he heard that it would likely not be combat ready until mid-1945. By that time it was estimated that $2 million had been spent on the project. It is thought that development of the bat bomb was moving too slowly, and was overtaken in the race for a quick end to the war by the atomic bomb project.
7. The gay bomb, also known as the 'love bomb' developed by the US air force to spread the love, not war
The basic aim was to release non-lethal chemicals including strong aphrodisiacs to encourage the enemy to engage in homosexual activity. The project, which was revealed after a freedom of information request in the US, was described in the proposals as "distasteful but completely non-lethal".
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In both of the documents, the possibility was canvassed that a strong aphrodisiac could be dropped on enemy troops, ideally one which would also cause "homosexual behavior". The documents described the aphrodisiac weapon as "distasteful but completely non-lethal".
The halitosis bomb or gay bomb was a theoretical non-lethal bomb that when deployed would release strong female pheromones.
Image via toptenz.netThe gay bomb was never actually built but the idea was developed by the United States Air Force in 1994. The proposal was later discovered by the Sunshine Project through a Freedom of Information Act request.
toptenz.net8. Zombie guns, currently being developed by the Russians to attack the nervous system of their enemies and alter body temperature
On March 2012, Vladimir Putin said nations would eventually develop new types of weapons, including "psychophysical" weapon systems.
Image via s-nbcnews.comAre we on the brink of an arms race over zombie ray guns? You might think so, based on the alarms being rung over Russia's potential to create mind-scrambling weapons. But the reality is that it'll be a long time before we have to worry about super-soldiers taking over our brains.
nbcnews.comRussian officials have likened the experience to being thrown into a “hot frying pan,” citing the gun’s ability to greatly alter the body temperature of its intended targets.
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The weapon – which sounds like something from a campy 1970’s science fiction flick – is said to use electromagnetic radiation, and was first announced by Russian defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov.
Image via digitaltrends.comTheoretically, electromagnetic beams could cause an epileptic-type seizure, or involuntary eye motion leading to dizziness and nausea. Military researchers have also looked into using infrasound or laser beams to confuse or incapacitate a foe — but when you start going down this road, before you know it, you're talking about remote viewing, ESP and all the way-out concepts chronicled in "The Men Who Stare at Goats."
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