TITLE:        Why Did Soldiers Boil Their Suits In Tea?
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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British snipers would intentionally boil their cloaks in black tea during the

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British snipers would intentionally boil their cloaks in black tea during the Second Boar war. You see, their standard wool uniforms were pale enough to catch sunlight against the African vel, giving away their position before they could fire. So, they soaked the fabric in strong tea, staining it a dirty brown, and even stitched strips of burlap onto it to break up the outline. That stained ragcovered cloak later became the first recorded ghillie

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[000.08] British snipers would intentionally boil
[002.08] their cloaks in black tea during the
[003.84] Second Boar war. You see, their standard
[005.76] wool uniforms were pale enough to catch
[007.60] sunlight against the African vel, giving
[009.60] away their position before they could
[011.12] fire. So, they soaked the fabric in
[012.96] strong tea, staining it a dirty brown,
[015.20] and even stitched strips of burlap onto
[017.20] it to break up the outline. That stained
[019.28] ragcovered cloak later became the first
[021.36] recorded ghillie
