Comments on: HOWTO make a bulletproof snow-fort http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 04:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ravells http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1622357 ravells Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1622357 If we had known about this technology we could have saved Hoth.  If we had known about this technology we could have saved Hoth. 

]]> By: Bruce Arthurs http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1622340 Bruce Arthurs Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1622340 TITANIC II: The British Empire Strikes Back TITANIC II: The British Empire Strikes Back

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1622109 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1622109 I'm disappointed to note that I have to type all the way to the 'y' before Google suggests The Truth About Pyecraft. I’m disappointed to note that I have to type all the way to the ‘y’ before Google suggests The Truth About Pyecraft.

]]> By: Fantome_NR http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1622089 Fantome_NR Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1622089 do I have to do <i>everything</i> around here? do I have to do everything around here?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1622077 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1622077 Demerits for not naming that episode The Truth About Pykrete. Demerits for not naming that episode The Truth About Pykrete.

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1621984 jackbird Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1621984  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1621975 Paul Renault Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1621975 What an aircraft carrier built out of Pykrete might look like. Just look at it!  It screams "Sci-fi book cover!" http://bernardbd.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/hab42.jpg What an aircraft carrier built out of Pykrete might look like.

Just look at it!  It screams “Sci-fi book cover!”

http://bernardbd.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/hab42.jpg

]]> By: Chris Baker http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1621946 Chris Baker Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1621946 There was even some discussion at the time of making aircraft carriers of the material. There was a book in my high school library that discussed how the carrier would be able to last for several years before it would thaw because the wood pulp would provide insulation on the outer portion as it melted. There was even some discussion at the time of making aircraft carriers of the material. There was a book in my high school library that discussed how the carrier would be able to last for several years before it would thaw because the wood pulp would provide insulation on the outer portion as it melted.

]]> By: Neural Kernel http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1621936 Neural Kernel Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1621936 I've been eagerly waiting for Occupy or Idle No More to start building these... I’ve been eagerly waiting for Occupy or Idle No More to start building these…

]]> By: Fantome_NR http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1621917 Fantome_NR Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1621917 yes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_(2009_season)#Pykrete_Peril yes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_(2009_season)#Pykrete_Peril

]]> By: theophrastvs http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1621912 theophrastvs Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1621912  oo look:  mud!  oo look:  mud!

]]> By: Andre Vandal http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1621903 Andre Vandal Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1621903 Didn't Mythbusters tackle this a few years back? Didn’t Mythbusters tackle this a few years back?

]]> By: DowneastDiva http://boingboing.net/2013/01/07/howto-make-a-bulletproof-snow.html#comment-1621894 DowneastDiva Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204308#comment-1621894 What to do when spring arrives? What to do when spring arrives?

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