Perhaps The Craziest Thought Any Human Has Ever Had

Get the best shave of your life and save money with a Henson Razor. Go to http://www.hensonshaving.com/joescott to get a free 100 pack of blades with your purchase. Great for Father’s Day! It sounds too crazy to be true, but at the beginning of World War 2, a crazy idea was hatched. What if we strapped bombs to bats? The idea is they would roost in attics and crawlspaces all over Tokyo and then set the whole city on fire. Believe it or not, this was tested for years, at the cost of millions before being shelved. But here’s the craziest bit… It could have worked. Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon:   / answerswithjoe   Channel Memberships:    / @joescott   T-Shirts & Merch: https://laughsmarter.com Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM Documentary: https://nebula.tv/oldestnewest Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:    / @joescott-tmi   And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:    / @conversationswithjoe   You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Follow me at all my places! Instagram:   / answerswithjoe   TikTok:   / answerswithjoe   Facebook:   / answerswithjoe   Twitter:   / answerswithjoe   LINKS LINKS LINKS https://www.airandspaceforces.com/art... https://www.nps.gov/cave/blogs/the-ba... https://historycollection.com/this-ww...    • Wile E. Coyote: Acme Batman Suit (1956)   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_m... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western... https://www.fws.gov/media/virginia-bi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_F... https://www.nps.gov/articles/batbombs... https://taskandpurpose.com/history/ba... https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s...    • Manhattan Project Trinity Test - Stock Foo...   https://www.britannica.com/event/Manh... https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhatta... https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war... https://lieber.westpoint.edu/military... https://lowell.edu/astronomy-shakespe... https://www.historyhit.com/animals-us... https://www.niwcpacific.navy.mil/Abou... https://www.thetimes.com/comment/regi... https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/15-ani... https://lieber.westpoint.edu/plea-ani... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - Meet Dr. Adams 3:00 - The Bat Plan 5:00 - Project X-Ray 10:20 - The Carlsbad AFB Incident 13:00 - Other Military Animals 15:30 - Sponsor - Henson Shaving