The Devil's Element. What is white phosphorus?
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Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuq... Spec Ops: The Line is a game that has become iconic in certain circles. Although it did not become a huge hit, it won the hearts of a loyal fan base due to its mature and deep storyline. Inspired by works such as the book Heart of Darkness and the film Apocalypse Now, it brought the moral of the devastating impact of war on humans to a new medium - computer games. Analyzing Spec Ops is a task that I may undertake someday; for now, I invite you to discuss only one, slightly technical aspect of this story. We are talking about white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon that was featured in Spec Ops. What is white phosphorus, and how was it used militarily? The answers are in this episode! https://www.facebook.com/totalnaimmersja Table of contents: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 What is phosphorus? 1:39 Discovery of phosphorus 2:24 White phosphorus 3:00 Military use 5:11 Incidents during peacetime Information about incidents with white phosphorus: https://www.tvp.info/33513427/wlozyla... https://podroze.onet.pl/ciekawe/falsz... https://wyborcza.pl/1,75398,12415567,... https://www.tokfm.pl/Tokfm/1,103085,1... https://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice... Sources: http://www.malecki.chemia.us.edu.pl/d... https://www.defence24.pl/rosyjska-tel... https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kiosk/falu... https://depot.ceon.pl/bitstream/handl... http://www.bbc.co.uk/polish/worldnews... Pictures: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... The author of the channel does not claim any rights to the photos/graphics contained in this video. Materials used for fair use, to enable viewers to better understand the information presented. For copyright issues, please contact: totalnaimmersja@gmail.com.