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* This references a classic comedy gag where pots and pans are used as improvised armor. | * This references a classic comedy gag where pots and pans are used as improvised armor. | ||
| − | ** | + | ** It's also a stealth pun on how soldiers used to cook food in their steel helmets before the switch to Kevlar helmets. |
| + | ** In the Vietnam War, many American soldiers used their cooking pots for many purposes. The pots were used as water container, the water would be purified by a purifier pill and the water would be suitable for drinking. They were also used as a place to sit on, and obviously, as a cooking pot. | ||
* The outer shell of the M1 helmet the Soldier usually wears is known as the "steel pot". | * The outer shell of the M1 helmet the Soldier usually wears is known as the "steel pot". | ||
* Contrary to the hat's description, the Stainless Pot won't protect Soldier's head from any damage at all. | * Contrary to the hat's description, the Stainless Pot won't protect Soldier's head from any damage at all. | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 8 October 2010
| “ | Do not look at me, I did not ask you a question!
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— The Soldier
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The Stainless Pot is a headwear item for the Soldier. Released with the Classless Update, it appears as an ordinary stainless-steel saucepan, which the Soldier wears on his head as an improvised helmet.
Trivia
- This references a classic comedy gag where pots and pans are used as improvised armor.
- It's also a stealth pun on how soldiers used to cook food in their steel helmets before the switch to Kevlar helmets.
- In the Vietnam War, many American soldiers used their cooking pots for many purposes. The pots were used as water container, the water would be purified by a purifier pill and the water would be suitable for drinking. They were also used as a place to sit on, and obviously, as a cooking pot.
- The outer shell of the M1 helmet the Soldier usually wears is known as the "steel pot".
- Contrary to the hat's description, the Stainless Pot won't protect Soldier's head from any damage at all.
- The hat description was written by cypherx82. It was slightly edited by Valve.
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