ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Livens Projector

Ok kiddo, so you know how sometimes we light up things to make them pretty or to be seen from far away? Well, the livens projector is a special kind of way to light up things.

It was used a long time ago in war times, when people needed to light up an area far away from the soldiers, but also throw something dangerous like fire or gas. The livens projector is like a big tube that you can point at things and it will shoot out fire or gas.

It sounds scary, but it actually helped people during wars. They would put these tubes on the ground or sometimes even on big trucks, and then shoot out fire, smoke, or gas to protect the soldiers.

Nowadays, we don't use the livens projector anymore because we have found better and safer ways to protect our soldiers. But it's still important to remember how people were creative during difficult times and made things that helped them fight for what they believed in.