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Episode 536: The Manhattan Project Part IV - I Am Become Death

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The Terrorist Weapon of World War II

The Japanese could only hold out for so long. The Marines, meanwhile, were blessed with infinite supplies. A flamethrower jet burns at over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit - just a hair hotter than the temperature inside a crematory. While death does come relatively quick, it is preceded by instant agony and terror as the thickened fuel clings to the skin and clothes,. Nada Fier: "I think about it all the time"

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