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That WW2 Idea For Frozen Aircraft Carriers – a 1932 idea it seems

Folks,

You have probably saw it on History Channel and in articles, but it seems someone had the same idea in 1932. A Swiss of all people.

Jack E. Hammond

http://tinyurl.com/48qnwt6

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By: Bager1968 - 16th January 2011 at 03:49

That proposal was for un-reinforced ice, whereas Habakkuk was to use Pykrete, a wood-pulp and ice mix, which had greater strength, higher resistance to impact, and much slower melting characteristics.

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