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Very very few knew what an atomic bomb was at that time. I'm pretty sure even the captain of the ship didnt know exactly what he was really carrying.
by dba7dba 9y ago
Very very few knew what an atomic bomb was at that time. I'm pretty sure even the captain of the ship didnt know exactly what he was really carrying.
- rangibaby 9y agoReminds me of where the word "tank" came from.
- throwaway7645 9y agoHad to look at the Wikipedia page under etymology. I got the gist at least. They didn't want to call it a land cruiser or landship due to secrecy, so were trying to bill it as a machine for carrying water. Water Carrier would give their committee the same initials as essentially the British word for toilet, so they changed it to tank supply as in water tank.