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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 128 points 4 months ago (7 children)

This terrible chemical directly caused the pressure increase that lead to Chernobyl.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 35 points 4 months ago (4 children)

It was used in some Auschwitz showers instead of Zyklon B.

[–] neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Alright let's stop it here.

Btw there weren't any gas showers, they were put into huge slaughterhouses that were then filled with Zyklon B.

Idk where the myth of the shower comes from.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 21 points 4 months ago

Pretty much, yes but the slaughter houses were said to be shower areas and were sometimes even disguised in a manner (signs and fake shower heads).

I loathe to link to Reddit, but askhistorians /u/commiespaceinvader is s legit source as Holocaust historian:

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/87hpr5/did_the_jews_know_that_the_showers_were_actually/

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