Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Letum
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by azn_132
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by jimbuna
So has anyone got any ideas what the Japs wanted to do with the mercury ? :hmm:
|
make a bomb out of it? |
I would guess that they where using it as a metallic coolant. Perhaps for stationary jet engine recherche. Jets get hot quickly if they are not flying, so you need a effective way to keep them cool if you want to do tests for a few hours on them.
Mercury a very effective coolant when used at high temperature.
There are myths about "red mercury" being used in nuclear bombs, but there isn't such a thing and mercury is not used in any explosives I know of. |
Jets? well, Japan have been bombed by weapons of mass destuction but if Japan recivied that mercury.....