Flamethrowers, created to launch walls of fire long distances, are so dangerous only a few trained experts can safely fire them. Here, we unleash its power in a controlled test. 🎥The Weapon Hunter | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Unraveling the ancient mystery of Greek fire, the Byzantine Empires unextinguishable weapon. #ancienthistory #historyfacts #medieval #worldhistory | What on Earth

Greek Fire is the ultimate secret. The recipe was guarded so closely that it died with the Byzantine Empire. As a result Greek Fire remained a mystery for nearly 1,400 years, not because we lacked the chemistry, but because nobody thought to combine history, chemistry and geology and actually test it at full scale. This is the ultimate story of interdisciplinary science at its finest, solving ancient mysteries with hands on science. Love it!! Further reading: John Haldon’s publications through P