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December 08, 2006
American Ingenuity at Work
Dave in Texas finds a story that shows even something as seemingly useless as Silly String can assist in the war effort. Amazing to think that a completely ridiculous childhood diversion can help save lives. (H/t: Ace, who thought it was cotton candy in a can when he was a kid.)
It reminds me of this story, about a novel use for feminine hygiene products.
This sort of on-the-spot ingenuity is such a common thing in warfare that someone has written a book about it.
Posted by slublog at December 8, 2006 12:00 AM
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TexasFred’s story below, about the troops using Silly String to detect bomb trip wires reminded me of this other very unique battlefield innovation I saw at Slublog’s. Via Marine Corps Moms:
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