Chemistry:Who Me
Who, Me? was a top secret, sulfurous, non-lethal chemical weapon developed by MIT-graduate Ernest Crocker while working in the Research and Development Branch (R&D) of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, to be used by the French Resistance against German officers.[1][2] Who, Me? smelled strongly of fecal matter, and was issued in pocket atomizers intended to be unobtrusively sprayed on a German officer, humiliating him and, by extension, demoralizing the occupying German forces.[3]
The experiment was very short-lived, however. Who, Me? had a high concentration of extremely volatile sulfur compounds that were very difficult to control: more often than not, the person who did the spraying also ended up smelling as bad as the one targeted.[4] After only two weeks, it was concluded that Who, Me? was a failure.
References
- ↑ Couch, Christina (June 27, 2018). "The stench of war" (in en). https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/06/27/141948/the-stench-of-war/.
- ↑ Redazione (2022-12-27). "II Guerra Mondiale: l'ingegnere chimico Ernest Crocker l'uomo che studiava chimicamente gli odori più sgradevoli del mondo. Inventò il progetto "Who, me?"" (in it-IT). https://www.reportdifesa.it/ii-guerra-mondiale-lingegnere-chimico-ernest-crocker-luomo-che-studiava-chimicamente-gli-odori-piu-sgradevoli-del-mondo-invento-il-progetto-who-me/.
- ↑ "Aroma Therapy / In The Military, It's Known As 'Nonlethal Weapons Development'". SFGate. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Aroma-Therapy-In-The-Military-It-s-Known-As-2919298.php.
- ↑ "Science that Stinks » American Scientist" (in en-US). May–June 2002. http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/science-that-stinks/1.
External links
- Pain, Stephanie (July 7, 2001). "Stench Warfare". New Scientist
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