Cpl. Brant Doty gives a demonstration of what black power can do to various materials.  He then sets the power off at University of Wisconsin: La Crosse Living History and Camp of Instruction on April 25-27, 2003. Photo courtesy of Lyle Laufenberg.

Cpl. Brant Doty gives a demonstration of what black power can do to various materials.  He then shows the men what happened to the materials.  The synthetic fiber cloth melted into a glob, the cotton cloth was almost completely burned, the wool cloth was singed but mostly okay, and the leather was barely burned.  The men get a practical lesson of why we wear wool uniforms and thick leather gloves when working the cannon at University of Wisconsin: La Crosse Living History and Camp of Instruction on April 25-27, 2003. Photo courtesy of Lyle Laufenberg.