canadians were the first too face the chemcial warfare, we .. well we came up with pissing on cloths and covering our faces with them because it was that or die a terrible death. :P its nasty but its much better than dying from being gased.
@Killjoy2297 It's true. Early machine guns were water-cooled and they had metal water-jackets around the barrels. But because water was in such short supply in the trenches, it was easier just to piss on the guns to keep them cool. And the piss-soaked hankies was another real WWI thing they did.
Didn't know about the boots before this, though...
@JKConquerer On the frontlines during the summer mainly, there were occasional water shortages. But yes, the first "gas mask" was developed by the Canadians and Scots, who then held the line against a German attack when the British and French retreated.
Lol so true
itis121 1 week ago
Good Lord when they say horrible histories they mean it in every sense of the word LOL!
BiGMANJOE32 1 week ago
At the end IT was we-we
PrincessAmy114 3 weeks ago
History is rarely pretty--or fragrant!
txvoltaire 1 month ago
ahhh shouty man where would we be with out you?
505CoDplayer 1 month ago 3
The only part that didn't work was pissing in the machine gun, cause the acidity of the pee would damage it.
TheTraumarama2 1 month ago
This is one historical fact that I could have done without....
happymax1 2 months ago
HAHAHAHAHAHA
2MasterPokemon 2 months ago
hAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA XD
antoniostarlizos 2 months ago
Appen ees takin tha piss
maxredbin 3 months ago
The music in the background... so funny :L
wildmoon112 3 months ago
weewee?!?!?!
XD
76NiGhTsHaDe67 3 months ago
"and how much does it cost?
why 1p of course!"
76NiGhTsHaDe67 3 months ago 6
You know, the second guy reminds me a lot of Mickey Pearce from Only Fools and Horses :)
UsagiDreamsReturns 4 months ago
I love how hard he's trying not to laugh during the gas mask part. (:
nightmareluver71559 4 months ago
Gotta love Lawry!
SallyLeanneBriars 4 months ago
Shouty man! Yay!
sudmalis100 4 months ago
canadians were the first too face the chemcial warfare, we .. well we came up with pissing on cloths and covering our faces with them because it was that or die a terrible death. :P its nasty but its much better than dying from being gased.
underfire987 4 months ago
@underfire987 Yes we came up with quite a lot in WW1. We had a HUGE part. :D
notmrbill 1 month ago
'Do you love this show?'
'Aye!Happen I do!'
misssupercookie2011 5 months ago
Wee for victory?! LOL
andrielisilien 5 months ago
hi, im a shouty man!!
Spakaford1 5 months ago
The shouty man is a fucking retard
123456arbaz 5 months ago
@123456arbaz Thats the joke mate! :D
ViccardXViccc 5 months ago
lol! "cool they feel like slippers now! *sniff sniff* slippers that have been peed on:(" lolz!
littleperrie1234 5 months ago 3
'Aye happen they are'...'aye happen I am'
Am I the only one who laughs everytime he says that!
stupidintellect90 6 months ago
"NEW WORLD WAR I WEE WEE!" "wee wee?" "YES WEE WEE!" LOL
zorpgirl 6 months ago 4
"ugh! Are you sure these poisonous gases are worse than the stench of wee wee?!"
"PRETTY SURE!"
Schmoley96 6 months ago 2
How much does it cost? Why 1 PEE of course
blondemario 6 months ago 3
Wow, you learn something new everyday! I didn't know during WWI they would sometimes have to piss on overheated machineguns.
Killjoy2297 6 months ago
@Killjoy2297 'Tis the beauty of Horrible Histories! :D
1Thunderfire 6 months ago
@Killjoy2297 It's true. Early machine guns were water-cooled and they had metal water-jackets around the barrels. But because water was in such short supply in the trenches, it was easier just to piss on the guns to keep them cool. And the piss-soaked hankies was another real WWI thing they did.
Didn't know about the boots before this, though...
Shangas 3 months ago
@Shangas Not just hankies. Cotton was used mainly
JKConquerer 3 months ago
Yay for shouty men!
checkmate171 6 months ago 2
Is your machine gun overheating?
Lozima101 6 months ago
shouty man never gets old XD
Esmeegrace13 7 months ago 7
Pretty shar!
therealmechloir 7 months ago
SHOUTY MAN FTW.
TheMoonPower 7 months ago 4
hahahhahahahahahahahha
dndusanbnikolic 7 months ago
why, ONE PEE, of course!
lololololol so funny
TheMasterOfLols 7 months ago 6
this will protect you from some poisonous gasses... not all of them
aran342 7 months ago 2
i only just got the "one pee" bit.... :/ i fail at life.
IcelolliVP 7 months ago
Aye happen I have AHAHAH!!!
TheJosephC1 7 months ago
"Pretty sure!"
I love HH
ViccardXViccc 8 months ago 2
love the shouty man jim rocks
josephe019 8 months ago 2
Who played the other Army guy in this vid?
Not Jim the other guy
tudorlisa 8 months ago
@tudorlisa That's the lovely Lawry Lewin.
SavvyTimelord 7 months ago
@tudorlisa Lawry Lewin :)
feckles20 6 months ago
Hi! I'm a Shouty Man! That, is my new quote xD
Emmiees1710 8 months ago
Funny as hell when you consider that the smell of pee is ammonia, which is POISONOUS.
jaydedjen110 8 months ago
World war 1 didnt have water it was only wee wee for those trenches.
dim432 8 months ago
During WWI, the French made a gas mask that you HAD to wee on for it to even work
Fetch26291 8 months ago 64
@Fetch26291 those silly French
volk1308 7 months ago
@Fetch26291 Well that sounds french allright oO
Gamerevolutiontuts 5 months ago
@Fetch26291 i guess they had to hold it in alot
lolackay 5 months ago
@Fetch26291
It actually required cotton with wee or WATER.
Chlorine dissolves in water and there was almost never a water shortage.
It was actually developed by the Canadians and Scottish
JKConquerer 3 months ago
@JKConquerer On the frontlines during the summer mainly, there were occasional water shortages. But yes, the first "gas mask" was developed by the Canadians and Scots, who then held the line against a German attack when the British and French retreated.
As a Canadian, I see it as a heritage moment :P
shadowmare97 2 months ago
@shadowmare97 Yes
I believe it was at the First Battle of Ypres
JKConquerer 2 months ago
@Fetch26291 This is fucking lies. The Canadians pissed on a rag to neutralize gas before gasmasks went into full production.
MajBlood 2 months ago 3
YEY Shouty Man Returns
mrgingerninja100 8 months ago
SHOUTY MAN!!!!!!! <3
harvestmoon4eva 9 months ago 123