Music, urine, cats: 10 common things that can become weapons

In this collection, we have collected ten of the most ordinary and everyday things that can turn into dangerous weapons in "skillful" hands.

The commander Hannibal, known to many from school lessons, came up with the idea of using elephants to intimidate enemies. When huge animals appeared on the battlefield, it immediately became clear to the enemies that it was better to surrender. This strategic technique was also used by other African and Indian military leaders. But over time, the Romans discovered that the mighty giants were afraid of harsh and loud sounds, such as the screeching of pigs. Therefore, in order to drive the enemies from the battlefield, Roman soldiers began... to set pigs on fire. The poor animals were rushing all over the field and screeching in pain. Such a cacophony of sounds could frighten anyone, not just elephants.

CIA officers are just pros at inventing new types of weapons disguised as ordinary things. It was they who came up with a shoe cream that causes heart attacks, and darts for darts treated with a deadly poison. But the most unusual development of the CIA in this area is a bomb made of urine. In addition to it, the composition includes nitric acid and several other ingredients that are freely sold. Mixing, ordinary and safe ingredients turn into a bomb of deadly force.

Weapons do not necessarily have to affect the body and flesh, they can also affect the mind. So, for example, music can both raise morale and enter into a state of complete apathy. This effect has been used more than once during military operations. For example, during the Korean War, the Chinese played mournful funeral marches especially for the American army at night. And during the Second World War, music, on the contrary, was the inspiration. Adolf Hitler ordered the soldiers to constantly listen to "truly Aryan" classical music. The Fuhrer especially insisted on listening to Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyries".

As a weapon, it was first used in the 13th century on the island of Okinawa in the struggle against Japanese rule. Tonfoy was comfortable both striking and defending against enemy attacks. This military "invention" of the 13th century became the prototype of the modern police baton.

It was invented by the Finns in 1939 during the Winter War with the Soviet Union. For its preparation, glass liquor bottles were filled with a mixture of motor oil and gasoline. The fuse of the homemade grenade was an ordinary rag soaked in alcohol. The improvised hand grenade got its name on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs — Vyacheslav Molotov. It was he who became the instigator of the military conflict between the two countries.

I think many people know that melted hot sugar is quite sticky and with prolonged contact with the skin can leave severe burns. These properties of sugar were used by Chinese navigators sailing on the defenseless merchant ship "Sapman", fighting off the attack of Dutch pirates. No less than thirteen sea robbers accepted the "sweet death". Today, boiling sugar is sometimes used in prisons to pacify prisoners.

During the Second World War, the "Home Army" provided active resistance to the German occupiers on the territory of Poland. In dire need of armored vehicles, the fighters created their own armored car on the basis of a conventional truck. To do this, they simply welded sheets of steel to the car and gave it a new name "Kubus".

A vivid confirmation of human ingenuity when it is necessary to make a weapon literally out of nothing. In this case, from an ordinary newspaper. As you know, after football matches, fans still like to "have a good chat" with fans from the fan zone of the opposing team. After the British fans began to withdraw all items that could become weapons, enterprising guys adapted an ordinary newspaper for this purpose. To do this, it was neatly twisted, folded in half. So an ordinary newspaper turned into a formidable weapon with which it was possible to beat the enemy to unconsciousness.

To create it, only two things are needed — a metal lock and a piece of cloth. Swinging the lock tied to the fabric, you can easily break someone's skull. Because of the cheapness and ease of preparation, this type of weapon is often used by teenagers.

Another cruel, but effective type of weapon. It was invented in the 16th century by Europeans. During the siege of cities, soldiers caught cats, tied bags of combustible mixture to them and released them back to the city. Fleeing from the fire, the poor animals ran to familiar places to hide. But in those days, almost all cities were completely wooden, and dry hay was stored in all sheds, so the city was quickly engulfed by merciless flames.