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British tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917 (lemmy.world)
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[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Man... What a fascinating object.

Thanks for posting, that's a really interesting gimpse through time and space

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30013368

[–] Clevererhans@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did it actually work?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep! Reasonably well, at least. Later tanks would have improved armor that made shrapnel and spalling less common, so after WW1 you generally see tankers only in goggles rather than full face masks.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

If we still had the problems, we could use stuff from riot armour.

[–] clover@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

Seems like a great reason to shave your beard.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Actually pretty cool. Looks very Mad Max

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I could use this when cooking bacon