Gay bombs
The concept involved dispersing sex pheromones to induce mutual sexual attraction among enemy soldiers, with the intention of causing confusion and disrupting military cohesion. But how could the airforce make that work to their advantage? Play Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds 28 m. The United States Air Force came up with the bizarre concept of creating a 'gay bomb' to make enemy soldiers sexuall attracted to one another.
In an act of brilliance (or insanity) they came up with the perfect secret plan. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. But how could the airforce make that work to their advantage? Back to top. The answer seemed obvious: sex.
When out-and-proud comedian Tom Ballard saw this story being referenced on one of his favourite TV shows, he thought it was hilarious. They put together a three-page proposal in which they detailed their $ million invention: the gay bomb. Tom Ballard is an award-winning comedian and broadcaster who gets to perform the gay bombs art of stand-up comedy all around the country and the world.
Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds 28 m. When he found out that it actually happened, he was gobsmacked. It proposed a bomb “that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soldiers to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistibly attractive to one another”. Image Details An artist's impression of what a Gay Bomb could look like.
They put together a three-page proposal in which they detailed their $ million invention: the gay bomb. " Gay bomb " is an informal term referring to a proposed non-lethal psychochemical weapon that was speculated by the United States Air Force in the s. Among the most gay bombs ideas came when the US Air Force Wright Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, proposed to build the “Gay Bomb, ” which would make enemy combatants “sexually irresistible to one another.” The Gay Bomb masterminds requested six years and a budget of $ million to complete the project.
Among the most preposterous ideas came when the US Air Force Wright Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, proposed to build the “Gay Bomb, ” which would make enemy combatants “sexually irresistible to one another.” The Gay Bomb masterminds requested six years and a budget of $ million to complete the project. Duration: 29 minutes 41 seconds 29 m.
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Program: How I stopped worrying and learned to love the Gay Bomb. Presented by Tom Ballard. An artist's impression of what a Gay Bomb could look like. In an act of brilliance (or insanity) they came up with the perfect secret plan. “The Ohio Air Force lab proposed that a bomb be developed that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soldiers to become gay, gay to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistibly attractive to one another,” reported Edward Hammond of bioweapon activist group the Sunshine Project.
It proposed a bomb “that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soldiers to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistibly attractive to one another”. " Gay bomb " is an informal term referring to a proposed non-lethal psychochemical weapon that was speculated by the United States Air Force in the s.
After finally receiving security clearance from the very highest echelons of the American military, he can now officially bring you this unbelievable story: a bomb of political intrigue, secrets, betrayal, death and sex; a story that proves once and for all that truth is always stranger than fiction. More from ABC. Connect with us X Facebook Instagram. Program: Radiotonic. The concept involved dispersing sex pheromones to induce mutual sexual attraction among enemy soldiers, with the intention of causing confusion and disrupting military cohesion.
The answer seemed obvious: sex.