Everyday Items Invented By The Military!

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1. Raytheon had invented the microwave oven but it was still too big for home use. They acquired the Amana Corporation, which produced and sold the first countertop microwave ovens (not too different from the ones we still use today). Besides being a military contractor, Raytheon was also big in home appliances. From time to time, Raytheon owned Amana, Speed Queen, Magic Chef, and Caloric.

2. WD-40 was initially developed for use on missles…

3. You forgot the Internet!!! The military was huge back then! However, after a lot of downsizing and outsourcing in the 1990s, zero inventions are coming from the military…

4. I wasn’t allowed to have silly kitty or play doh. But, I did have BARBIES!!!
   I do miss how modest our culture once was. We, teen in the 70’s, would never talk about our cycle around boys. Very inappropriate.

5. Great video Rhett. I've been with you since you were just a small channel ….. you are growing in leap and bounds !! Keep the good stuff coming !

6. My grandpa whos long since passed always kept saying he invented super glue. After showing this to my dad, we both looked at each other in bewilderment

7. Dude, I seriously can’t stand YouTube and the crap it puts on my feed versus videos like yours that I actually want to see and always watch similar types. I haven’t seen a video pop up from you in a while and I assumed maybe you slowed down on uploads….

8. While American Bantam did design the original jeep, the company did not have the ability to manufacture the vehicle in the numbers the military wanted. As a result, the plans were handed over to Ford and Willys-Overland to manufacture the vehicle.

9. Could you do a video about the PS1 and PS2? Please?

10. Coolest channel there is!!!

11. I splurged on a pair of Ray-Ban aviators because I have bad enough eyesight and because they were very good condition verified secondhand. Not fancy ones, got mens for the big lenses, I am a woman and have lived in knock off aviators since I was in my teens. $60 was money well spent, in my opinion. Not a "label ho", some brands do offer a good product.

12. There is one invention the will beat all of these…World Peace. ✌️

13. What happened to the Vintage Cereals video! Can’t find it anymore.

14. Claims that the military invented fiber optics from the Roswell UFO crash is also documented. Truth or fiction?

15. The thing about the silly putty on newspaper was that in order to read the reverse image on it you had to hold it up to a mirror, thereby reversing the reverse image. I always thought that was neat!

16. How about GPS? While in the navy in the 90’s, GPS receivers were heavily controlled. I believe only those with clearance could use one. Then later, the GPS system started to put two different signals. On was for the government which was precise and the civilian one was less precise. I remember seeing on my garmin the error rate went from 400’ to just 4’. But the accurate signal isn’t available over hostile countries unless one has a government receiver.
    And don’t forget all the slangs, acronyms, and terminology that came from the military that we use everyday without thinking about it.
    Plus, when I was young. Mom and dad bought a new ‘79 CJ5. I LOVED that jeep!

17. Humvees are stylin'!!!!

18. Just for some clarification, "GP" did not stand for "General Purpose". It was nomenclature for the manufacturer, and the wheelbase. Though, I can see the confusion since that's the most repeated Jeep myth. Love the videos!

19. If the guy’s chocolate bar in his pant were melted by microwaves it’s a miracle that nothing else got melted at the same time like his organs or his brains

20. What's ironic is duct tape isn't for ducts, aluminum foil tape is.

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