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French tanker wearing a British 'splatter mask' to protect against shrapnel/'spalling' in the tank, WW1, 1918
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Dystopian as fuck
this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2023
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No. That is just wartime PPE
Now, when that becomes standard attire for cybertruck owners? THAT is when we enter a dystopia.
WW1 was supposed to be The Last War, shame they made it a sequel
The Great War wasn't so great after all
This looks like a zdzislaw beksinski painting
Any evidence that they worked?
A metal mask will probably be better than no metal mask. Almost surely for the eyes.
Look at them shutter shades.