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• Pykrete — is a composite material made of approximately 45 percent sawdust or some other form of wood pulp (such as paper) and 55 percent ice by weight. The properties of such a composite were apparently first noted by a couple of researchers at… …   Wikipedia

• Pykrete — Ein Pykrete Block, der einem Beschusstest unterzogen wurde. Pykrete ist ein Verbundwerkstoff bestehend aus etwa 14 Prozent Sägemehl oder einer anderen Form feiner Holzfasern (etwa Papier) und 86 Prozent Gewichtsanteile Wassereis. Seine Verwendung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Pykrete — Un morceau de pykrete (rouge) Le pykrete est un matériau composé d environ 86% de glace et 14% de copeaux de bois. Il possède de nombreuses qualités, comme sa résistance et sa faible conductivité thermique …   Wikipédia en Français

• pykrete — noun A solid substance made of ice and sawdust. The benefit of pykrete is that it is stronger than regular ice. Invented by an eccentric British inventor …   Wiktionary

• pykrete — pyk·rete …   English syllables

• pykrete — ˈpīˌkrēt noun ( s) Etymology: Geoffrey Pyke, 20th century English inventor who invented it + rete (as in concrete) : a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp that gives a tough resistant product used experimentally in arctic military structures …   Useful english dictionary

• Project Habakkuk — or Habbakuk (spelling varies; see below) was a plan by the British in World War II to construct an aircraft carrier out of pykrete (a mixture of wood pulp and ice), for use against German U boats in the mid Atlantic, which were beyond the flight… …   Wikipedia

• MythBusters (2009 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 23 (includes 3 specials) Broadcast Original channel …   Wikipedia

• Geoffrey Pyke — Geoffrey Nathaniel Pyke (9 November 1893 ndash; 22 February 1948) was an English journalist; a spy and spy master; an educationalist and later an inventor whose clever, but unorthodox, ideas could be difficult to implement. In lifestyle and… …   Wikipedia

• Projet Habakkuk — Le projet Habakkuk (ou Habbakuk) était un projet des Britanniques pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ils voulaient construire des porte avions avec du pykrete (mélange de pâte à papier et de glace) pour les utiliser contre les U boot allemands… …   Wikipédia en Français