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Post by Luther Moore on Dec 29, 2011 14:51:14 GMT 12
I'm looking into the ship the Canadians were building made of ice a very interesting idea.
What do you think?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 29, 2011 14:55:56 GMT 12
They tested it on Mythbusters. Originally conceived in WWII from memory.
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Post by Luther Moore on Dec 29, 2011 15:03:54 GMT 12
I know they started construction on it during the war but I dont think they got very far before scrapping the idea .They also recently dived down under water to the section they built and it was still together. It's an odd but smart idea to use wood pulp with ice to build a ship.
How did it go in Mythbusters?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 29, 2011 15:07:53 GMT 12
It was a really interesting concept, but to be honest i can't recall how it worked out for Mythbusters. Maybe it's on Youtube?
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Post by lumpy on Dec 29, 2011 15:21:36 GMT 12
Doesnt look very practical ( interesting though ) . Heres a couple of short clips off youtube ( couldnt find a Mythbusters version Dave )  |
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Post by Luther Moore on Dec 29, 2011 15:28:24 GMT 12
Heres the Mythbusters youtube video
It's given me a project to test, I think I might build one.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 29, 2011 15:40:52 GMT 12
It might be difficult to build in the Aussie summer Luther. ;D
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Post by Luther Moore on Dec 29, 2011 15:53:57 GMT 12
Lucky for me Dad has a breat big freezer for when he catches fish. Funny thing is it's always empty ;D
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Post by Luther Moore on Dec 30, 2011 15:56:08 GMT 12
I did some testing using newspaper and wow i'm impressed by how strong this was, I dropped it from 10ft and it didn't break, only a tiny chip came off, it also floats well.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 30, 2011 16:17:29 GMT 12
Quite amazing.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 31, 2011 7:53:30 GMT 12
Nice experiment Luther.
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Post by Luther Moore on Dec 31, 2011 9:50:23 GMT 12
Thanks, My family think I have gone insane.
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