Actually It wasn’t the bacon, but the bacon fat that was needed. They used this as a very serious explosive.

When we go into details the reason You will understand it better.

II. The bacon grease that American housewives collected from their kitchens during World War II was very useful to America during the war.

II. During World War II, Raw materials needed for US war industry There was a serious famine. In addition to metals such as steel and aluminum, oils were one of the things that were at least as important.

US government, in the early stages of the war went in search of creative solutions to solve this shortage. In this process, the Roosevelt administration and its propaganda machines also came into play.

Every drop of oil used in the kitchens was collected.

Even Disney characters in spreading this message in society He played an active role and the American people’s support for the army in terms of raw materials was given a sense of national duty. The collected bacon fat was sent to the war industry to be used for the production of glycerin.

Glycerin is used in the production of explosives It was a critical component and indispensable to meeting the ammunition needs of the US military.

Nitroglycerin is one of the main ingredients of dynamite and other explosives.

Under wartime conditions it was unclear how each family would respond to this call and what sacrifices they would make. Because for some it was just a propaganda tool While for some it was seen as a true patriotic duty.

meat consumption, There is a lot of it in American society. Actually, it was not that difficult to produce oils containing glycerin.

So how was bacon grease used as an explosive?

These oils the making of soap and explosives processed to obtain glycerine for use. This oil was converted into glycerine through various chemical processes. Nitroglycerine was then produced by reacting glycerine with chemicals such as nitric acid and sulfuric acid.

Obtained nitroglycerin, dynamite, C3 explosives It was used in the production of explosives and other military explosives. These explosives, World War II. It was widely used in military operations during World War II, especially in mines, destroying bridges and sabotaging enemy lines.

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