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.
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ninalanyon 2 hours 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 57 minutes ago [-]
You could do that today for cargodrone boats sintering or epoxy glueing beachsand?
sandworm101 47 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.
margalabargala 21 minutes ago [-]
Glass fiber? Ridiculous, that'll never work.
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Insurance can be tricky for no really good reason
Anyway, regardless of that nitpick, it was an interesting read.