Kat Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 I thought of chocolate rubles when I saw this: So, don't accept chocolates from a Nazi.. Tue Sep 6, 8:29 AM ET Luckily, the exploding Smedley's English Red Plums in Heavy Syrup were intercepted in Turkey before anyone got killed. But what of the hand grenade disguised as a chocolate bar? Or the incendiary Vichy pastille sweets? A secret file from the archives of Britain's spy services released this week shows ingenious methods, conjured up by Germans during World War Two, for disguising bombs. Britain's Security Service began opening its records this year under the country's new Freedom of Information Act. Among the files declassified by the National Archive was a treasure trove of nifty exploding gadgets, labeled "Camouflages for sabotage equipment used by the German sabotage services." The drawing of the design for the chocolate bar grenade says it is made from steel coated with real chocolate, and activated by breaking off a bit at one end. It doesn't say whether the grenade was ever actually manufactured or used. The file also includes photos of the incendiary pastille sweets, and bombs hidden in anything from oil cans and food tins to a lump of coal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 This would be old news to you if you have seen the historically accurate movie called Top Secret! "souveniers, novelties, and party tricks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 This would be old news to you if you have seen the historically accurate movie called Top Secret! "souveniers, novelties, and party tricks" Hey, wasn't Top Secret! the movie with a black and white cow on the advertisement?!? Historically accurate my pinky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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