Bat Bomb

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by nanich
While I do not make everything up. unless I made the webpages in advance? hmmm....

Wow, you are good.

I doubt we'll see them... but who knows... maybe I just haven't looked enough.

 

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by Vynd
I remember reading about this somewhere as well. I think that "canceled in favor of the atomic bomb" is overstating its case a bit, though. I don't really think they came down to picking one of "Proposal A: Bat Bomb" vs. "Proposal B: Atomic Bomb." Although if it did, I think they chose wisely.

I can imagine that discussion with Truman...

*Truman thinks to himself...

Bats or the A-bomb, bats or the A-bomb...

Truman: "Release the bats!"

 

[Darkrenown]

Originally posted by Darkmoor_Dragon
Well the japanese DID bomb the mainland USA with paper-baloons carried on the jetstream - so whacky ideas did sometimes get used.

And with a plane launched from an underwater aircraft carrier!

 

[Darkrenown]

Originally posted by nanich
Is it a weapon of mass destruction? It would not directly kill anyone just light thousands of fires. So many fires that it would overwelm the fire departments and literally burn down a whole city.

People may die without shelter and food and water. But now one directly.

Donnie

Yes, and all the people trapped in their burning houses would be saying "Ah, how nice and warm this is. Im glad humans are fire proof otherwise we whould be being agonisingly burned to death. Its also great how we don't have to breath, other wise all this smoke would surely choke us to death".