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TAR16 - EP5: "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" (France)
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--- Quote from: chill_sd on March 08, 2010, 05:21:40 PM ---I thought maybe Louie was quoting from "Apocalypse Now," but the original line is "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
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He is paraphrasing. Sulfur was the gas of choice during WWI. Really horrible stuff.
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As I recall the gas of choice in WWI was Chlorine Gas not sulfur. The other gas which was used mostly by the Germans was Mustard Gas which was much harder to protect against.
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Sulpur mustard was the chemical agent used in shells. The sulpur provided the distinctive odor. Thus, Louie's statement.
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Would anyone care to guess what the prime component of mustard gas is? If you guessed chlorine you are correct. Mustard gas is synthesized by treating sulfur dichloride with ethylene:
SCl2 + 2 C2H4 → (ClCH2CH2)2S
caper:
Could the mustache be part of bike uniform task? No one is seen wearing one in the battle vidcaps.
caper:
--- Quote from: caper on March 12, 2010, 08:28:08 AM ---Could the mustache be part of bike task uniform? No one is seen wearing one in the battle vidcaps.
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Maurice Garin was the "1st winner" of the Tour de France in 1903 - He was known as well for his handlebar mustache. (I'm having a hard time linking shortcuts to websites today)
walkingpneumonia:
I don't know if it was planned "foreshadowing", but in Ep. 4 the teams had to find a statue of Kaiser Wilhelm in Hamburg - the grandfather of the notorious Kaiser Wilhelm II (Kaiser Bill) of WW1 - also know for his mustache...
graytex:
Here is Garin in his little black knickers and white shirt.
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