Bouncing Betty: The Jumping Mine of WWII #science #sciencefacts #space #viral #ukashaexplains | Ukasha Explains

WW2 ‘BOUNCING BETTY’ LANDMINE UP CLOSE One of the most infamous and deadly anti-personnel mines of WW2, this is a German ‘S’ mine, also known as the ‘bouncing betty’ due to its mode of operation. Once triggered by moving any of the three prongs at the top of the fuse, this 15cm x 10cm cylindrical mine was fired out of the ground to a height of up to 1.5m. There the 180g of TNT explosive would detonate seconds later and send out 360 steel ball bearings or hundreds of pieces of shrapnel in all dir