Surprise! Boat Made From Ice, Melts In Its Inaugural Voyage

Meera Dolasia
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:25:59 -0700

Geoffrey Pyke, a British journalist turned inventor, came up with many wacky ideas. His most famous one was a proposal to build an aircraft carrier from Pykrete - A mixture of water and sawdust - during World War II, when steel supplies were running low. While it was not possible to build it then due to technical difficulties, some brave souls have recenly tried to bring it to life. Unfortunately, the results have been quite disastrous.