4 comments

  • UncleSlacky 16 minutes ago

    Reminds me of "pykrete" which was also a potential construction material for ships (notably aircraft carriers) proposed during WWII:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete

    • jimnotgym 1 hour ago

      Interestingly concrete yachts are a thing. Ferro-cement is the term, but it is just reinforced concrete. You can buy very large yachts for small amounts of money with yachts made this way in the 70s.

      Insurance can be tricky for no really good reason

      • ninalanyon 1 hour ago

        Was this created by AI and not proofread or created by a human and not proofread? The paragraph relating to the Musgraves taking over a factory is repeated and it reads rather oddly.

        Anyway, regardless of that nitpick, it was an interesting read.

        • warumdarum 54 minutes ago

          You could do that today for cargodrone boats sintering or epoxy glueing beachsand?

          • sandworm101 44 minutes ago

            Or melt the sand and form it into long strips, fibers, then glue the fibers together in some sort of glass-fiber-epoxy type material. Get the patent done quick because that sounds viable imho.