From the Vault: Pykrete
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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4.3 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2021
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Whether plotting to build a great northern wall or an aircraft carrier made of ice instead of steel, the substance you’re looking for is Pykrete. In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss what makes this super-strong ice so durable and why there was an actual plan to build ships out of the stuff during the Second World War. (originally published 8/6/2020)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's us, your friends from the stuff they don't want you to know podcast with the huge announcement. |
| 0:07.0 | We finally did it. We made a book. It's out now and it's just for you. |
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| 0:30.0 | Hey family, it's your boy Michael Gal. You're the funniest man on the planet. |
| 0:34.0 | I'm excited to announce my new podcast, Michael Talks to Air. |
| 0:39.0 | Body, don't get it twisted, it's not everybody. |
| 0:41.0 | We'll be interviewing some of the greatest artists in the game from actors, musicians, comedians, discussing some of the best topics. |
| 0:47.0 | But most importantly, we're going to be doing a lot of laughing, having a lot of fun, and talking that talk. |
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| 1:01.0 | Hey witches, I'm Melaria Baldwin, and I'm Michelle Campbell Mason. |
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| 1:36.0 | Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam. |
| 1:39.0 | And I'm Joe McCormick and it's Saturday, time to go into the vault for an older episode of the show. |
| 1:44.0 | This one originally published on, not October, what was I going to say? |
| 1:48.0 | This is August 6th, 2020. |
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