News Spy stuff: exploding chocolates and peas

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German sabotage agents during World War II devised an exploding bar of chocolate as part of their covert operations, although this plan never advanced beyond the discovery of explosive cans of peas on agents who landed in Ireland. These agents claimed they intended to use the explosives against Buckingham Palace. The discussion highlights the bizarre nature of such sabotage attempts, with some participants finding humor in the concept of accidentally triggering an explosion while seeking food. Additionally, there are mentions of other improvised munitions, including a whistle designed to create sparks through abrasion, further illustrating the creativity behind these dangerous inventions.
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Nazis' exploding chocolate plans
By Paul Reynolds
World affairs correspondent, BBC News website

German sabotage agents developed an exploding bar of chocolate...
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These ingenious objects got no further than four explosive cans of peas, which were found on German agents who landed in Ireland by small boat and claimed that they hoped to get them into Buckingham Palace. Details of this plot were reported two years ago.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4204980.stm
I know there is a serious side to this article, but it also gave me a bit of a giggle...

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Oh, geez, that could be dangerous. Imagine sitting in your bedroom, on your canopy bed, hungering for a can o' peas. You open the can o' peas but wind up opening an entirely different canopy(s), as well.
 
oh bobbie boy, you're too funny.
 
I read about the chocolate bar in a book on improvised munitions. There was another made out of a whistle. The little ball inside was abrasive and the inside was coated with some form of explosive agents that would spark from the abrasion when the whistle was blown.
 

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