{"id":2591,"date":"2015-03-21T22:41:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T22:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=2591"},"modified":"2015-03-21T22:41:18","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T22:41:18","slug":"the-5-weirdest-missiles-and-bombs-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-5-weirdest-missiles-and-bombs-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 weirdest missiles and bombs ever made!"},"content":{"rendered":"

History is filled with different\u00a0examples of types of human ingenuity run amok. Weapons design is surely no exception.<\/p>\n

A group of Quora users sought to answer the question “What are some historical weapons that most people have never heard of?” The answers provide an amazing insight into the history of war, and offer examples of some of the most ingenious \u2014 yet impractical \u2014 weaponry ever created.<\/p>\n

We’ve highlighted some of the most interesting below.<\/p>\n

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1. Pigeon-Guided Missiles<\/h3>\n

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Pigeon-guided missiles (Yes, Literally) were developed by noted behaviorist B.F. Skinner during Project Pigeon. Although the project was ultimately cancelled because of the impracticality of the weapons, the idea of pigeon-guided missiles showed promise.<\/p>\n

The missile had an array of lenses at the front that projected an image of the target to an interior screen. The pigeons were conditioned to peck at the target on the screen. The pigeon’s pecks corrected the missile’s flight-path.<\/p>\n