Hoppum Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 A comparison shot of the proposed HMS Habbakuk next to the USS Nimitz and USS Missouri. http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/7/floatingisland.php Ice boats: the future, yesterday Link to post Share on other sites
soadrocker856 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Bigger =/= better. That thing is flipping huge! Link to post Share on other sites
Munitions Man Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Ahh glorious pycrete! Link to post Share on other sites
Leadmill Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Isn't that from that book 'My tank is fight'? Wouldn't mind getting my hands on a copy, is it for sale yet or still being finished? Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 i remember watching something about that. nutters. launching B17's and lancasters off carriers lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Jagdraben Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Isn't that from that book 'My tank is fight'? Wouldn't mind getting my hands on a copy, is it for sale yet or still being finished? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought I saw that book at a local bookstore about a month or two ago.... Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 It's for sale. Link to post Share on other sites
Misfit Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 That was on that Braniac show. Link to post Share on other sites
Epyon Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 I remember seeing a show on the Discovery channel a few years back about this. I remember they made a large chunk of pycrete (basically water and sawdust) and floated in in a lake. I don't know how long it lasted, but I know the project was abandoned long before it melted. *EDIT* You can get "My tank is fight!" off Amazon. I have a copy, but haven't read it yet. You can find more of Zack Parsons (the guy who wrote it) work Here Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 I remember seeing a show on the Discovery channel a few years back about this. I remember they made a large chunk of pycrete (basically water and sawdust) and floated in in a lake. I don't know how long it lasted, but I know the project was abandoned long before it melted. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Did you click the link? Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 From the first review of My Tank is Fight on Amazon.com It was filled with all kinds of illustrations of things from the book and if it's too long for you to read (it isn't), the back has a summary of what happens inside the book! Link to post Share on other sites
Epyon Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Did you click the link? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes. Zack writes for SomethingAwful.com Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 But will it sink the first time it strikes a cruise liner? Link to post Share on other sites
WeirdoTransvestite Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 As we all know, the iceberg always wins. Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 But will it sink the first time it strikes a cruise liner? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Shall we try? Link to post Share on other sites
Desolation mkII Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Now until recently I was rather depressed. It seemed that the chances of someone being able to become a super villain were entirely unlikely in real life. Simply because many of the things that super villains do cannot be replicated in real life. However I have recently learnt two things... A: You can build huge frozen fortressec out of ice (IE the story we have just read) B: An Ethiopian church claims to have The Arc of the Tokens (or Covenant, for all you Indiana Jones fans) and this seems to be supported by archeological evidence. All of a sudden a plan is begining to form... Edit: Wood pulp is just sawdust right? Edit 2: Anyone wishing to join my league of evil please send me a PM. Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 I don't know about joining your league. But if I get a whip, fedora and Webley revolver, can I foil you? Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Ooh, can I be No2? (as in command, not the toilet activity, that would be silly) Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 "Number 1, I order you to go take a number 2." Link to post Share on other sites
Desolation mkII Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Sledge, I think you have just found your nemesis. Hitmanno2, you can, do you have any obsure methods for killing people? Or an army of ninja's? Until our Ice fortress is built, we will be using my mums basement. Oh, you must also wear an eyepatch regardless of wether you have both eyes. Notice. Jobs. If you fit one of the following categories then you may be interested in joining our league of evil. Are you a... ex Nazi or ex Soviet General Samurai (Sekiriu may apply but will need to under go a 'you only live twice' style transformation, unless you are of Japanese descent) Ninja's will also be considered. Chinese Warlord or magician Arabic Tribal leader Athletic but lethal woman (Catsuit will be suplied) Cuban terrorist (Non smokers need not apply) Ex Soviet scientist (Minimum of C+ at GCSEs science required) Mid African rebel leader (Group of Klashnikov toting hip shooters a must) Hooks for hands and eyepatches are bonuses, peg legs, ninja armies will also be taken into consideration. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Yes. Zack writes for SomethingAwful.com <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So you didn't click the link? Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Hitmanno2, you can, do you have any obsure methods for killing people? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do I? I have notebooks full of them, so i'm sure I would be a worthy addition to your team. For my first order of business, I think I will aquire a huge warehouse with many, many freezers in (like the film Boiler Room, but freezers instead of phones) That will be the catalyst for the construction of our ice fortress. Link to post Share on other sites
Desolation mkII Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 You're hired. Now if you will excuse me I am going to make some pulp, which is apparently made by grinding up pinewood. Then I will go ask at Maplins if they could source the components for me to power the many freezers we need to keep a 4 million tonne Ice fortress frozen. Link to post Share on other sites
Epyon Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 So you didn't click the link? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why? Where is the link sending you? I'm getting www.somethingawful.com Link to post Share on other sites
Desolation mkII Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/7/floatingisland.php Presumably to the web address you can see. Link to post Share on other sites
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