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Testing the WWI concrete ships and WWII concrete barges (thecretefleet.com)
UncleSlacky 18 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 2 hours 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 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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