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    Pykrete (/ˈpaɪkriːt/, PIE-creet) is a frozen ice composite, originally made of approximately 14% sawdust or some other form of wood pulp (such as paper)...
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    British during the Second World War to construct an aircraft carrier out of pykrete, a mixture of wood pulp and ice, for use against German U-boats in the...
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  • association with 70Hz Recordings. His later releases are via his own label, Pykrete Records. Cosmo was born in Peckham, Southeast London. He attended The Brit...
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  • Geoffrey Pyke's proposed project of building an aircraft carrier out of pykrete during World War II, which was never put into practice because the war...
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    During the Second World War, Pyke proposed the newly invented material, pykrete, for the construction of the ship Habakkuk. Pyke's father, Lionel Edward...
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    be an unsinkable 600-metre aircraft carrier made from reinforced ice ("Pykrete"): Habakkuk was never carried out due to its enormous cost. As commander...
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    pop the slower it melts. This design was inspired by the material called pykrete, which was invented by Geoffrey Pyke. On June 22, 2005, Snapple tried to...
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    Ice-related activities Constructions Bar Bridge Hotel Igloo Palace Pier Pykrete Rink Road Work Cutting Icebox Icehouse Iceman (occupation) Pick Trade Yakhchāl...
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    Ice-related activities Constructions Bar Bridge Hotel Igloo Palace Pier Pykrete Rink Road Work Cutting Icebox Icehouse Iceman (occupation) Pick Trade Yakhchāl...
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    wood plastic composite (recycled wood fibre in polyethylene matrix), Pykrete (sawdust in ice matrix), plastic-impregnated or laminated paper or textiles...
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