Sticky Bombs

Nearly a quarter of a million sticky bombs were used by British soldiers during the Second World War. The device consisted primarily of a glass bottle containing a container of extremely sticky birdlime solution and nitroglycerin. Despite never having received official approval for military usage, they undoubtedly saw a lot of action on the field. The original idea was to throw them far away in hopes that the glass would shatter and the bomb would stick to a target, but that strategy turned out to be quite ineffective and made it one of the most impractical weapons in history. It was easier and more effective to approach your target and explode the sticky bomb attached to its side. There was actually enough explosive to penetrate the armor and a few smaller tanks.

The sticky bomb's greatest flaw was its extreme stickiness. More than one soldier has reportedly struggled mightily to remove a sticky explosive that became attached to them during training while holding to the handle to prevent an explosion. There is at least one account of a soldier who got it stuck to his pants and had to be taken out by another soldier, bomb and all.

Country of origin: The United Kingdom