ture. These two experiments were done because they were trying to develop better equipment for German soldiers, better gear for cold and high altitudes. Aside from those inhumane acts, the experiments were also performed to produce better clothing for the sailors in the German Navy (kriegsmarine) who might unfortunately find themselves in the frigid water. Another particularly frightening experiment was putting a test subject in a pressure chamber that simulated the altitudes that planes would fly at. The subjects breathing pattern was recorded impeccably until their lungs ruptured.Eugenics is a science concerned with improving a breed or species, especially the human species, by such means as influencing or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have desirable genetic traits. Most of Mengele's work was pushed by Adolf Hitler and his obsession with blue eyed blond haired person - one which they were trying to create. Along with this obsession of Hitlers' eugenics played an important role as the fuel for Mengle's experiments. Eu - meaning 'true' or 'noble' or 'well' and 'genics' meaning 'seed' or 'inherited material' or 'born': so basically eugenics means 'of noble birth or the true seed or well born'; in line with Charles Darwin's definition, eugenics is the self direction of human evolution which is precisely where Mengele's enthusiasm lay. Another definition of Eugenics is "The science of Human Improvement by better breeding," quoted by Francis Galton. The main idea of eugenics is the control or elimination of people who do not have favorable genetic traits. The 'unfavorable' traits that Mengele did not want were exhibited by the Jews. Their dark coloring was unfavorable compared to that of a human with blue eyes and blond hair. All eugenicist know that favorable traits are a result of the genes of the mother and the father and the environment which the subject lived in. Josef Mengel thought otherwise, he though...
