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		dmurray on April 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Project Habbakuk: Britain’s ice “bergship” aircraf... Unsurprisingly, Mythbusters have tried it - not at the scale of an aircraft carrier, but a boat displacing a few tons: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a4101/4313387/

euroderf on April 29, 2024 [–]

"Some leaks sprang here and there, but a few sprays from carbon-dioxide fire extinguishers sealed them pretty well, at least for a little while."

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