Perhaps The Craziest Thought Any Human Has Ever Had
Joe Scott
May 18, 2026 14:43
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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.
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https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1090bats/
https://www.nps.gov/cave/blogs/the-bat-flight.htm
https://historycollection.com/this-wwii-plan-consisted-of-incinerating-japan-with-bats-bearing-tiny-bombs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHDO78QfLbE
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bats-balloon-bombs-world-war-ii-180956203/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_mastiff_bat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_mastiff_bat#/media/File:Eumops_perotis.jpeg
https://www.fws.gov/media/virginia-big-eared-bat-0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_free-tailed_bat#/media/File:Mexican_free-tailed_bat_(8006856842).jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Fieser#/media/File:Louis_Fieser.jpg
https://www.nps.gov/articles/batbombsandballoons.htm
https://taskandpurpose.com/history/bat-bombs-burned-base/
https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/brilliant-mistakes-the-bat-bomb/
https://youtu.be/nAm_OPVeS4w?si=vqX-Tpdvy0e2Yb0o&t=151
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