What's up with those hats that the Israeli soldiers are wearing? Are they super-chefs designed to both cook and kill just like Steven Seagal the former Navy SEAL now cook on a Navy battleship...under siege...in Under Siege? Did you also know that Under Siege was nominated for two Oscars?
Anyway, back to the chef hats of the Israeli Army. Slate's Explainer answers:
They're for camouflage. The hat—called a mitznefet in Hebrew—attaches to a regular combat helmet and obscures its rigid, round shape. As the mitznefet flops about, it takes on an irregular form that's harder to recognize in a shadow or out of the corner of your eye. The hat also protects against the sun and the moon, which might reflect off the surface of the helmet.
Now you know.
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