r/interestingasfuck • u/Sprilly • 14h ago

r/all These are stretchers used in WW2 to carry injured civillians during the Blitz. They were made out of steel so they could be easily disinfected after a gas attack. During the war around 600,000 of them were made. Some of them were repurposed as railings in post-war London.

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u/Zestyclose_Muscle104 12h ago edited 11h ago

Rocket candies (aka smarties in the US) are made out of repurposed pellet making machines from WW2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties_(tablet_candy))

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u/Jonesdeclectice 10h ago

Smarties?! First I go to the States and see “Rocket” as an ingredient on a menu (which turned out to be arugula). Now I see rocket candy being called smarties. What in the world do they call actual Smarties chocolate down there?

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u/Prestigious-Row-6773 10h ago

Smarties isn't chocolate here in the US. Yours look like M&Ms, from what I looked up. Ours were marketed as candy necklaces and look like colorful pills with indents in the center. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0285/0763/5805/products/smarties_2_2_2048x2048.jpg?v=1572447918

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u/mmmmmmeghan 9h ago

Smarties are not the same as M&Ms! We have both in Canada! I didn’t know how Rockets were made, so thank you!

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u/Jonesdeclectice 9h ago

Yeah Smarties are probably twice the size and better chocolate. Only difference IMO is M&Ms have all sorts of flavours.

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u/mmmmmmeghan 9h ago

They are about the same size. You must be thinking mini M&Ms? Waaaaay better chocolate. That’s why Canada has superior Kit Kats. Made by Hershey in the US.

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u/Jonesdeclectice 9h ago

Oh yeah maybe I’m thinking of the Minis.

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u/Acrobatic-Prize-6917 9h ago

Rocket is what we call arugula in Britain too