The Strangest Gas Masks Ever Made - And Why They Changed History

A gas mask with a horn like a rhino. Another one shaped like Mickey Mouse. A rubber straw for drinking in poisoned air. These sound like jokes - but they are real inventions, and they changed history. In this 3D animated history story, we follow the gas mask from the panic of the first poison gas attack at Ypres in 1915, through drinking tubes, speaking diaphragms and anti-fog systems, to the Mickey Mouse masks made for children in 1942, the Soviet GP-5 that put a mask in every home, and the futuristic M50 masks of today. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - The strangest gas masks ever made 0:10 - Ypres 1915: the first great gas attack 1:00 - How do you drink and talk in a gas mask? 2:00 - Fog, wipers and the 'rhino' masks 2:50 - Gas masks for children - the Mickey Mouse mask 3:40 - The Cold War GP-5: a mask for every citizen 4:20 - Modern masks and the legacy of the weird ones Made in 3D animation with an original script, based on historical sources about the Zelinsky charcoal mask, the Sun Rubber / Disney Mickey Mouse mask of 1942, and the Soviet GP-5. New animated history story every week - subscribe so you don't miss the next ridiculous-looking invention with an amazing true story. #History #GasMask #WW1 #WW2 #ColdWar ## HASHTAGS (YouTube + TikTok) #History #AnimatedHistory #GasMask #WW1 #WW2 #ColdWar #SimpleHistoryStyle #WeirdHistory #MilitaryHistory #Inventions #3DAnimation #HistoryFacts #MickeyMouse #SovietUnion #DidYouKnow ## TAGS (YouTube Studio tags box) strangest gas masks, gas mask history, rhino gas mask, mickey mouse gas mask, soviet gp-5, zelinsky gas mask, ypres gas attack 1915, weird inventions history, animated history, 3d animated history, gas mask evolution, ww1 gas mask, ww2 civilian gas masks, cold war civil defense, drinking tube gas mask, speaking diaphragm, anti fog gas mask, simple history style, bizarre inventions, history documentary animation