How 100,000 Balloons Caused Chaos in World War 2

[@diversejoe617]

Amazing how the simplest everyday items even caused a rift in iconic events in history

[@ives3572]

"War's tragedy is that it uses man's best to do man's worst." - Harry Emerson Fosdick

[@awakefortwoweeks4770]

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[@BenAck912]

"99 Red Balloons floating in the summer sky."

[@duelistalliance1071]

"Panic bells, it's red alert There's something here from somewhere else The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye Focusing it on the sky As 99 red balloons go by"

[@Jasonmakesvideo]

Yes

[@c-secofficer123]

Ahhhh beat me to it

[@inside1283]

Even more fitting with the original being German

[@VexRavenhardt]

Take one down, pass it around 98 red balloons?

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Fun fact about balloons and WW2: The Japanese Empire during WW2 had its citizens strap bombs onto balloons and release them into the sky to travel east to America. They released over nine thousand of these balloons but thankfully the vast majority found no human targets and were not a threat. Save for one, which took out a young woman and the five neighbourhood children she was watchin as part of a sunday school when they stumbled on an unexploded balloon bomb and it was accidentally triggered killin them all, on May 5th 1945. To prevent mass hysteria and panic, as well as keep the Japanese from knowin if their bombs were even hitting any targets the actual cause of their deaths wud be kept quiet until the war was truly over. Along with many more reports of the 342 bombs that made it to American soil but in most cases were of zero dmg to human targets (and only once fatally lethal); tho they did mamage to hit power infrastructure a couple times.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

Oh my God! I never heard that story!

[@aidangallegos2676]

Source* trust me bro

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@aidangallegos2676 Most of what i said actually was covered in the video but feel free to look up the FuGo Balloon bombs for more info. I cannot link you to a specific source bcuz youtube automod deletes comments with links. Both the Smithsonian Mag and History channels website have good articles on the bomb. Or like me, you cud have simply visited the Mitchell Memorial in Bly, Oregon and read the story as its outlined there; as an Oregonian ths trip was not a long one at all. Also, id nvr use bro as a general term for someone with knowin their preference around being gendered by such; trust me, pal, not bro.

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@williamcarver7803 As an Oregonian i can say that if they had tried that on any given day it wudve have a roughly 80% chance of failurd for that same reason tho. Esp moreso back 80 yrs ago when the climate wasnt as bad and we almost nvr got wildfires in Oregon, not even manmade ones

[@Duality-Mode]

@@aidangallegos2676 It's actually true. I read about this long before this comment was written.

[@ProlificInvention]

Also reminds me of my favorite video of all time, it's on YT and called *4 year old reading "Around the world with my red balloon"* and it was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen, I didn't know my son knew how to read very well until I found that book at a garage sale and finally convinced him to read out loud to me (which he never had done before). It was the only miracle I've ever witnessed and I still cannot watch it without becoming gripped with emotion.

[@VodReview1000Rounds]

Imagine being older than age 30 on yt

[@ProlificInvention]

@@VodReview1000Rounds I had one of the first KZbin channels, yes I'm old 😆 15,655 days old to be exact. Have a good day youngster

[@VodReview1000Rounds]

@@ProlificInvention I could tell, you're account is 14 yrs old and you are what 43 years old?

[@krisindica1710]

@@VodReview1000Rounds wait wait wait, do you *desire* the older generations be outta touch?

[@user-dz6pl1bd2o]

@@VodReview1000Rounds okay whats wrong with it your gonna be as old as him one day lol

[@davidlaidsshoulders3854]

So we not gonna talk abt how the infographics show posting every hour now 💀💀

[@Snipethebambi]

Brings Balloons tower defense to a whole new level.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I knew about the Japanese balloon operation but had no idea that they British did the same thing. Nice video.

[@vikkimcdonough6153]

Operation Outward: One of the most cost-effective military operations ever. Operation Fu-Go: One of the _least_ cost-effective military operations ever.

[@ProlificInvention]

Ha! This reminds me of a device I once invented. I was playing a game at an arcade with my son that inflated a balloon until it popped, then I noticed it reloaded a new one mechanically. That's when I thought of an anti-aircraft weapon that would be a series of these mechanisms that would inflate balloons rapidly with methane or hydrogen, and a small amount of powdered titanium or other abrasive would be inside the tip of each one, or it would have a long extremely thin titanium/niobium wire for destroying jet engines and perhaps power lines. Obviously conceptual, but could you imagine the sky filled with thousands of balloons or condoms inflated to full size with flammable gas? I call it an Atmospheric Area Denial Mass Explosive Mine Device. Cheap, simple and effective way to deny airspace to modern jets and perhaps even airplanes as well as helicopters. Another use could be many of them deployed in an enemy area dragging long wires to destroy both the electrical grid and/or jet engines.

[@ProlificInvention]

Niobium is extremely conductive and makes an incredibly strong wire that can be made very thin.

[@Nova-exe]

@Oksana Love If you're a bot, you won't respond, but NATO can't help because Ukraine isn't part of NATO. If NATO helps, it could quickly escalate into World War III.

[@Ben-gf1ow]

Do you mean like dangle the wire? I think it would end up just flying behind a jet at a certain speed

[@ProlificInvention]

@@Ben-gf1ow Also a dangling wire would have the eventuality of damaging power lines as the balloons lost their lift over time.

[@vikkimcdonough6153]

0:12 - When Germany started launching V-1 cruise missiles at the U.K. in 1944, they equipped their wings with devices to cut through barrage-balloon cables so that the wing would take out the cable rather than the other way around. I've never understood why this solution wasn't used earlier, or on manned aircraft.

[@JeffyJeffingtonTowerDefence]

Bloons TD is finally coming to real life.

[@Foebane72]

I never knew about this! I knew about the barrage balloons looking like airships at the start of the video, but not this operation by the UK military!

[@milesblei3022]

The white phosphorus one just sounds like a war crime ngl

[@whitezombie10]

White phosphorus is a crime itself

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

It is a war crime.

[@bloodygekkon]

the whole world has been at war son xD

[@j.gyamayaka5826]

Interesting.. Here after the Chinese balloon incident..

[@bossiestkarma948]

Dropping phosphorus on the German public was not in my textbook🤣

[@EmileA239Noble4]

9:35 OVER 9000! The fact that it came from the Japanese makes it funnier

[@whitezombie10]

Imagine the German and Japanese officials and leaders when they got told that a balloon damaged their operations. Especially Germany with the electricity at the start

[@richewilson6394]

They had Japanese schools become factories for the balloons that they used. It would be interesting if we could repeat this project over with Russia.

[@Orenju11]

Finally the barrage baloons get some recognition

[@Orenju11]

Wtf.....

[@mikeg4972]

10:42 How did the U.S. find out where the balloons came from? A 'sand expert' identified the sand used in the ballast as coming from a specific area of Japan. That way, they knew where to bomb.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Could have imported sand to throw the allies off.

[@zizikim3174]

bloons tower defense refrence(real)

[@musu4499]

I found it

[@Sammyhaddy]

I love this show it’s so interesting

[@BALLsoHARD2020]

Imagine getting drafted and getting assigned to the RAF Balloon Command…

[@vikkimcdonough6153]

Minor quibble: _all_ of these balloons (including the barrage balloons) used hydrogen, not helium, not just the Outward strike balloons. Hydrogen was vastly-cheaper-and-easier-to-get than helium (and still is, although to a lesser degree), it produces more lift for a given-size balloon, and its main disadvantage (its flammability) is basically a nonissue for unmanned balloons (especially given that the burning hydrogen rises up into the air, away from the ground).

[@okay8054]

Fun fact one of the balloons left from Japan landed in Dorr Michigan but failed to deploy its payload

[@patriciajacobs8224]

*Conspiracy Theory: The Infographics Show narrator is married to Siri, who gives information to him for videos!!*

[@sugbuanonglaagan9477]

Hahaha!!! I U (VZ) should wonder if this can still be used against u know who who resides in the K in Moskau... Hmmmm... Just wondering... New GPS guided tech can turn this as a very evil WMD...

[@yesterday2591]

"It's not my birthday today!" -kids who saw the balloons

[@EAcapuccino]

Balloons are such fun! 🎈🎈😂😂 Age is no limit!

[@MexicanTuber]

Am I the only one that laughed when he said, "Balloon handling?" Don't worry about the nukes, just throw them over at that corner. But please carefully handle those balloons.

[@thatonedudewtf777]

Just want to say, I love all your videos :D

[@suniebabson7573]

Great vid!

[@dillongeorge3909]

Yo them solders must’ve been like “umm commander there is like ALOT of balloons”

[@kenhammscousin4716]

How are the graphics made for infographics?

[@TheInfographicsShow]

After effects

[@svjezipomfrit9999]

First time being so early on your video. I love it!

[@victorcelmare]

Ukrainian army "take notes take notes!!!"

[@lancemusashi6368]

The creators of this channel are probably on an NSA watchlist with how much they know.

[@akosiadam7216]

0:25 jesus christ that face is terrifying

[@Diamondr11Blue]

The old man from Up has joined the chat

[@MegaZodiac101]

Friend: what is your military rank Me: RAF Balloon command

[@silentbelief]

Suggestion: T.E. Lawrence

[@masonlewis8462]

1k views in 3 minutes....respect

[@dinodude7773]

Didnt know balloons could be so dangerous.

[@damianousley8833]

When the balloon goes up, as the saying goes before major offensives. Balloons were used to determine the upper air winds to increase the accuracy of artilary barrages with corrects for the winds effects on shellfire trajectories. Yes, the British beat the Japanese to the use of balloons as a nuisance weapon to disrupt the enemy's wartime efforts. The military attachment at the Japaneses embassy must have looked at the effects of the British efforts with balloons. Though initially, the Japanese thought they could use submarines to launch them. When this was abandoned, they went for a more elaborate scheme with long-range balloons..

[@j.gyamayaka5826]

Great comment... 👀 just curious... What do you think about the recent balloons? Do you have any predictions? Should we all pack our bags?

[@damianousley8833]

@J. Gyama Yaka The recent balloons were after electronic intelligence, nicknamed ELINT. You can use satellites to gather electronic intelligence, but geostationary satellites orbit at high orbits 36,000km up and low earth orbital satellites at 400 to 500km pnly spend a few minutes over the horizon of a target region. Balloons can be made to trace out a path by altering altitude and can spend days over a location. That was the schemes that were devised by companies to improve internet connectivity in remote or mountainous Areas with poor communication. The CCP thought that they may have been able to use them without it being noticed but most plans for the high altitude communications balloons were shelved when Elon Musk put up the Starlink satellite constellation. All the US has to do to counter the CCP balloons is reinstate state of the art Over the Horizon Radar, and it should be able to track them 1000 to 3000km offshore. It appears that satellite tracking of these objects is a bit hit and miss. It must be good fun shooting them down like a jet attacking a ground target at altitude. Just lock on and fire the AIMS 9X, and the fragmentation warhead does the rest. The Soviet pilots had to shoot down the US photoreconisance balloons with cannon, and it took them a good time and distance to decend. The Sidewinder just shreds the balloon canopy. One word of warning if they are spy satellites they may carry explosive self detruct charges. It's not a big bang but large enough to destroy the electronics equipment. BOTH SIDES DID THIS DURING WW2 with sensitive electronic devices on aircraft that could be shot down. Otherwise its a case of if you launch them, and we will shoot them.

[@jordancartier9239]

Bro You Just Now Talkin Bout Dis? It took two countrys to go to war for dis ?

[@franciscochavez4311]

It wasn't 99 red balloons?

[@ericsmith594]

Some say there’s a balloon floating out there to this day

[@aviationchad]

in england, or britan, jelly is like a red bouncy-kind of thing that you eat. jam is american jelly

[@shampwho2271]

You would not believe your eyes

[@ErmIDK19]

It sounds like it comes straight out of a school of mad scientists class project , or the evil boy scouts

[@nightwatch3889]

HOW MANY MORE WWII VIDEOS?!?!?!

[@pa6993]

Balloons Tower Defense World War II edition

[@auro1986]

how some of them made many think they are ufo from other words

[@JpgSilent]

Bloons Tower Defense: Origins

[@-JA-]

Thank you.

[@richbattaglia5350]

Relevant now wouldn’t you say?

[@milojenikolovski7522]

This was not porpose of baloons, they are against V1 and V2 rockets.

[@user-vd1qf9np2l]

“U.S. Office of Censorship” - Did you catch that reference?

[@Anonymous_user_herely]

That is the earliest i got

[@MexicanTuber]

They should have just sent 100,000 balloon boys. (Anybody remember a decade ago?)

[@Benni777]

Even wartime captains can float down here! 😏😈🎈

[@elybeham4660]

Do you all think ISIS took inspiration from the british baloons? They keep launching baloons that explode into my country of Israel😅

[@lumit9589]

can you do “What happens if putin decide to nuke ukraine, how will the world react” or something similiar

[@thermslusitania1151]

I can say that easily it would be a shock but that would have two options unlikely it would make Ukrainian surrender or the most likely option the West would retaliate

[@toxicfumes3177]

Just wait till they see the B.A.D.

[@zizikim3174]

they will need M.A.D to deal with it

[@Alb410]

Why bother with chemical weapons when you have balloons :D

[@donm5354]

What about 99 LUFTBALLOONS (99 RED BALLOOONS)? This classic 80s song may yet come true! 99 Red Balloons Nena You and I in a little toy shop Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got Set them free at the break of dawn 'Til one by one, they were gone Back at base, sparks in the software Flash the message "something's out there" Floating in the summer sky 99 red balloons go by 99 red balloons Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it's red alert There's something here from somewhere else The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye Focusing it on the sky The 99 red balloons go by 99 Decision Street 99 ministers meet To worry, worry, super scurry Call the troops out in a hurry This is what we've waited for This is it boys, this is war The President is on the line As 99 red balloons go by 99 knights of the air Ride super high-tech jet fighters Everyone's a superhero Everyone's a Captain Kirk With orders to identify To clarify and classify Scrambling the summer sky 99 red balloons go by As 99 red balloons go by 99 dreams I have had In every one, a red balloon It's all over, and I'm standing pretty In this dust that was a city If I could find a souvenir Just the prove the world was here And here is a red balloon I think of you, and let it go Songwriters: Joern Fahrenkrog-petersen, Carlo Karges, Kevin Joseph Mc Alea

[@ogge8375]

luftballon just means air balloon ;) source: german native speaker

[@soultaker019]

I love the vids!!!!!

[@mo07r1]

Is this just a regurgitation of Mark Feltons video?

[@paulpham144]

hey The Infographics Show , can you review more the worst punishment in the world , i something really cool for you , it call tsurushi (釣殺し)

[@pickleplatypus2685]

Reject war return to pickle

[@Argster21]

“I DROPPED 100,000 BALLOONS ON THE NAZIS AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED” best title ever

[@harvze2]

That's a lot of super monkeys

[@Xman34washere]

*neunundneunzig luftballons blares in the background*

[@chicken_cranberry]

It's hilarious how the second world war would end five months after Japan tried to use balloons.

[@THEEND4444]

999,999 Red Balloons

[@daboy199]

Love you bro ❤😀

[@therealnovanitrox]

Balloons are more successful than the bombers in D-day

[@islandmaster5064]

Hmmm, useful still in war today?

[@GarfieldAtLasganaParty]

Barrage balloons and normal balloons best

[@shoebar2214]

is this 99 red balloons but real life

[@mrs.randommemer265]

Bloons td:Ww2 remastered edition

[@nickdanger3802]

6,639 Barrage, Balloon Lend Leased to Britain page 1 hyperwar lend lease shipments Engineers 2,916,141 square yards Cloth, Balloon Lend Leased to Britian. page 49 hyperwar lend lease shipments quartermaster

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

Japan had balloon bombs.

[@jamescasey9554]

And now china's sending balloons

[@aaron7392]

It’s hydrogen and oxygen balloon

[@CC-jy4gr]

Ww3 will be fought with balloons and lasers. Ww4 with sticks and stones - Elbert Ainstein

[@vaselinenoodles869]

Good day

[@vaselinenoodles869]

Nevermind night

[@OfficialSamuelC]

We loved using tricks like this. Let’s not forget our inflatable tanks we used during the war to fool the Germans who actually fell for it!

[@timfoil2342]

they need to get them monkeys for dem balloons

[@MaybeGo_jover]

The equivalent of bloons td

[@duelistalliance1071]

99 red balloons

[@martinflashgordon]

Why all your cartoon actors wear boxing gloves? :)

[@boblog131]

Ipswich is a town and a bad one at that

[@HashknightGaming]

Hmm this could be a passive way to stop bombing of Ukraine, at the very least it would make targeting the city's a bit more of a headache.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Depends on wind conditions. However we couldnt supply these to Ukraine. No offensive weapons.

[@HashknightGaming]

@@TheCaptainSplatter Balloons with wires aren't dangerous when commercial flights are grounded in the area, also why would they need to be for that and just happens to be a party.

[@pokeinator7834]

It’s btd in real life

[@juggaloforlife4682]

99 luftballoons

[@ky9nth]

Suspicous balloons.

[@fancen]

oh nah

[@dominicloop8617]

Claim your within a hour ticket here

[@suniebabson7573]

23 seconds baby

[@dhplaz1475]

Better get them monkeys ready to pop some bloons!