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The giant concrete ships
During the First and Second World Wars , with the war industry running at full throttle, steel became increasingly scarce. Much of it was used for building ships. To overcome this shortage, the United States Maritime Commission ordered dozens of experimental concrete ships.
Despite their advantages-being simpler to produce, using more abundant materials, and being resistant to rust-why aren't they manufactured on a large scale today? Why aren't the massive cargo ships made of concrete?
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The problem with the A-10's uranium ammo
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The iconic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) is an aircraft built around its massive 30mm Gatling-style autocannon, capable of slicing through armored vehicles with ease. The secret lies in its depleted uranium ammunition. But what makes this ammunition so effective? And does using uranium turn the weapon into a 'cancer cannon'? Note: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual infor...
Big Wind and the Kuwait Oil Fires Disaster
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This is the story of how the oil well fires in Kuwait in 1991 were extinguished. The Kuwaiti oil fires were caused by the Iraqi military setting fire to more than 700 oil wells. The Kuwaiti oil fires, ignited by the Iraqi army’s scorched-earth tactics during their retreat in the Gulf War, created an unprecedented environmental catastrophe. Over 700 oil wells burned, casting a thick, dark smoke ...
Why is NASA's spacesuit so bulky, while SpaceX's are so sleek?
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Do you know why these spacesuits are so bulky compared to SpaceX's?
The building without glass windows in NYC
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The story of a windowless building constructed in the 1970s, known as Project X. It was built to withstand a nuclear attack and is shrouded in espionage. In New York City, a windowless skyscraper stands out among other buildings due to its unique design and purpose. Constructed in 1974 for AT&T, it was built to withstand a nuclear attack, with reinforced concrete walls and towering, fortress-li...
Why do big ships have this bulb?
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Subscribe, it's free! Have you ever wondered why there is that nose at the tip of a ship's hull, just below the waterline? When a ship moves, it expends a certain amount of energy to push the water in front of it out of its way, generating waves that propagate along the hull. Among the different types of ships’ resistances, this wave-making is one that causes the greatest drag. This is where th...
The manhunt for the North Korean submarine spies
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On September 13, 1996, a North Korean submarine mission to spy on South Korean military bases went catastrophically wrong. The crew deployed three elite spies but, upon returning to retrieve them, found no one waiting. After multiple attempts to return to international waters, the submarine became entangled in seaweed and ran aground near a South Korean city. The stranded 26 crew members attemp...
WhistlinDiesel has a problem with the Cybertruck
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Cody, from the WhistlinDiesel channel, recently pushed a Cybertruck to its limits. It’s not a test that follows industry standards, but they exposed some critical flaws. Cody from WhistlinDiesel recently took the Tesla Cybertruck, specifically its high-performance “Cyberbeast” version, through a series of unconventional tests, uncovering strengths and notable flaws in its design. The Cybertruck...
If you drink, don't steal a military truck
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On July 18, a 26-year-old man broke into the Gallipoli Barracks military base, one of the largest in Australia, and stole a military truck. Rheinmetall MAN HX40M Note: "The appearance of Australian Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
The largest driverless train in the world
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In Western Australia, Rio Tinto’s AutoHaul project operates the world’s first fully autonomous long-distance heavy-haul rail system, a 2.4-kilometer (1.5 miles) train that transports iron ore from mines to coastal ports over 400 kilometers (250 miles) away. Developed with Hitachi Rail STS and launched in 2018, this system includes 221 driverless locomotives that cover over 1,900 kilometers of p...
What happens if someone shoots at the tires of a combat vehicle?
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If you shoot at the tires, does it render the wheeled combat vehicle useless? Combat vehicles with pneumatic run-flat tires are specially equipped to withstand challenging battlefield conditions and potential tire punctures. Unlike standard tires, these military-grade tires are reinforced with durable rubber rings that prevent collapse when punctured, allowing the vehicle to keep moving. This i...
The green submarines of North Korea
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Did you know that North Korea has green submarines? This unusual color scheme distinguishes North Korean submarines from most, which are black, as black is standard for reducing visibility against the sea surface and preserving durability. Green submarines operate in shallow waters, particularly near adversaries Japan and South Korea, while smaller submarines patrol the safer Yellow Sea near Ch...
US Main Battle Tank evolution: 1st to 4th generation
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US Main Battle Tank evolution: 1st to 4th generation
Aircraft carriers in unusual places
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Aircraft carriers in unusual places
Icebreakers don't break ice the way you think
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Icebreakers don't break ice the way you think
Anduril's AI drones, the most advanced in the US
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Anduril's AI drones, the most advanced in the US
How does a submarine submerge and surface? And how does it not capsize?
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How does a submarine submerge and surface? And how does it not capsize?
A highly unusual helicopter | Syncropter
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A highly unusual helicopter | Syncropter
Now you can have your own electric car manufacturer
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Now you can have your own electric car manufacturer
The largest deal in gaming history | Microsoft buys Activision
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The largest deal in gaming history | Microsoft buys Activision
Hacker free 76,000 spied phones
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Hacker free 76,000 spied phones
India's moon landing - oversimplified
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India's moon landing - oversimplified
HP scam: it is manipulating your printer to sell more ink
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HP scam: it is manipulating your printer to sell more ink
Goodbye sandbags? This is how fortifications are built now | HESCO Barrier
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Goodbye sandbags? This is how fortifications are built now | HESCO Barrier
Why do Russian tanks carry this log?
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Why do Russian tanks carry this log?
Biden explains to Trump how ships are stretched
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Biden explains to Trump how ships are stretched
The big problems with putting the driver at the center - Tesla Semi truck review
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The big problems with putting the driver at the center - Tesla Semi truck review

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Memelord_gamez
    @Memelord_gamez Годину тому

    rip the homie... fly high, Warthog...

  • @arthurerdman37
    @arthurerdman37 Годину тому

    They would sink like a cement block.

  • @williamdejeffrio9701
    @williamdejeffrio9701 2 години тому

    As a child I remember seeing one sail past me near Oak Island, NC (around 1960). It left a lasting impression on me.

  • @Electronzap
    @Electronzap 5 годин тому

    There's a balance between the best product to use, versus the only product you can afford at the time.

  • @terrylutke
    @terrylutke 5 годин тому

    There's some correlations here to concrete pool construction and Shotcrete projects. Lots of steel reinforcement, small aggregate, limited added water, high level placement consolidation. Racquet ball, hand ball court walls are/were built with lots of pencil rod & wire, covered with Portland cement rich plaster (concrete grout basically).

  • @McRocket
    @McRocket 5 годин тому

    I had no idea about this. Thank you

  • @Jon6429
    @Jon6429 6 годин тому

    I wonder what the math looks like if you use Glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC)?

  • @herzogsbuick
    @herzogsbuick 9 годин тому

    a spy stealing plans for concrete ships doesn't mean the germans wanted to build them. maybe they did, but to me it's just as likely they wanted to know the weaknesses to properly target them.

  • @wmclare
    @wmclare 13 годин тому

    It is said that if you are crossing an ocean, the best ride you can get is in a ferro boat. The worst is in an aluminium or fibreglass one. This is because of the weight of the vessel. I believe the worlds largest barge is made of concrete. It was made in France and is used in conjunction with an oil platform off Africa.

  • @jernhardstang1565
    @jernhardstang1565 14 годин тому

    LAME

  • @Motocicleiros
    @Motocicleiros 14 годин тому

    I never had heard of it.

  • @davidmitchell7183
    @davidmitchell7183 15 годин тому

    Seems like it could be viable for a houseboat that doesn't go very far.

  • @edwardcarberry1095
    @edwardcarberry1095 15 годин тому

    Your trying to $ell Gullible Warming and talking about heavier Ice Breakers being planned. So The Gullible Warming Narrative is getting ;crushed/ locked in the ICE! Al Galore said their would be no more snow in the year 2,000. So what is that white stuff outside now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @welshpete12
    @welshpete12 16 годин тому

    A lot of research has gone into this video !

  • @davidchristensen6908
    @davidchristensen6908 18 годин тому

    They are not made with concrete. The real name Farrocement. The process uses 2 or 3 different sizes of sand. Zero rocks. The process uses lots of pencil rod, very small rebar. Then expanded metal lath, you call it chicken wire. The object is to get the pencil rod and 5 layers of metal lath as thin as they can squeeze them together. A 65 foot cement boat we plastered had all 5 layers in less the a 3/8 inch thickness. The cement is the filler. If you want a book written on Farocement contact me I will give you the book. It was written in the late 70’s. We were a plastering company in the Portland area and we did 10 boats . What killed this process was the price of the rod and wire. The price shot up and it became cheaper to build out of Steel. The big company in California was Daniel cement boats. We traveled to California and met with them. At that time they had to get the sand only from a plant in Canada.

    • @theshellchannel
      @theshellchannel 18 годин тому

      The ferrocement process is used only for smaller boats. The large ships mentioned in the video were made of reinforced concrete. I mention some of the books used in the video itself, but here they are: Survey of experience using reinforced concrete in floating marine structures. Ship structure committee. 1984. apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA162559.pdf Concrete ships historical notes concerning them and a discussion of the problems involved in their construction. University of Illinois. 1918. www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/51651/concreteshipshis00kirc.pdf Concrete Ships. University of Rhode Island. 1978. digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1120&context=ma_etds

  • @edwardbarnett6571
    @edwardbarnett6571 18 годин тому

    A ship that floats like a log can reduce the weight penalty with concrete ships while swapping trains in one hour and would allow small islands to trade with the world.

    • @herzogsbuick
      @herzogsbuick 8 годин тому

      i don't understand. do you mean car floats/rail barges? they already exist. i live in alaska and our railroad isn't connected to the rest of north america, we have a few barges with rail track on them to move rolling stock from seattle to here.

  • @MarcoAtlarge
    @MarcoAtlarge 20 годин тому

    A canoe trip in Waupaca, Wisconsin had several concrete boats that took the customers to the start of the trip.

  • @PaulBlundell-xf6mt
    @PaulBlundell-xf6mt 21 годину тому

    It's just not boaty , , *** 👍 , , ferro boat s rust from day 1 , lime and steel don't mix , with salt water , ❤. , .

  • @Reaperofsouls0833
    @Reaperofsouls0833 21 годину тому

    That’s not the only problem if the A10 fires continuously it will fall out of the air from lack of lift. “Edit if it fires for long enough that is.”

  • @billynomates920
    @billynomates920 23 години тому

    5:17 i thought that was the millenium falcon for a second

  • @Don.Challenger
    @Don.Challenger 23 години тому

    At 03:11, I like how you danced nicely around saying that (unhelpful for UA-cam videos) "H" name.

    • @ibubezi7685
      @ibubezi7685 19 годин тому

      "The moustached corporal" 😉

  • @R.Curtis
    @R.Curtis День тому

    I thought the elves hopped off of the ship with sledge hammers...

  • @rogerdevero8726
    @rogerdevero8726 День тому

    What is that horrible noise in the background ? Is that 'music' ? Spoils what could be a great video.

  • @grahammonk8013
    @grahammonk8013 День тому

    There have been developments in *Basalt* reinforcement. I think there are possible advantages for basalt in concrete ships.

  • @IDrone-l5m
    @IDrone-l5m День тому

    That ship is a maritime hero.

  • @jebise1126
    @jebise1126 День тому

    nice. i expected that such boats would be way more than twice the weight of steel ships

  • @timothybaker8234
    @timothybaker8234 День тому

    UMO had a concrete canoe competition every year for their engineering students.

  • @robmontgomery6009
    @robmontgomery6009 День тому

    Powell River British Columbia. That's where the break water is in Canada ! Please come visit and see them !! It's a pretty amazing sight 😊 the whole sunshine coast is beautiful ! I promise you will not be disappointed. Lives here a long time and I'm still in awe when I see it ❤

    • @Don.Challenger
      @Don.Challenger 23 години тому

      Very nice of you to promote your beautiful location, some tourism is beneficial though don't wish for too too much.

    • @gotsloco1810
      @gotsloco1810 23 години тому

      The Guest Dock is next to the ferry terminal. That was a bouncy night. The Sunshine Coast is nice. Desolation sound, Princess Louisa, Squirrel Cove Lancelot Inlet. Great places to visit. Seeing the Sister ships to the Palo Alto was interesting as well. The Palo Alto is at Rio Del Mar, Santa Cruz County, California. Well what’s left of her. She is breaking up in the surf.

  • @kikokikkou
    @kikokikkou День тому

    iv been l0king for info about these things, but its either hard to come by or im just lazy, good video 🐷🐖🐽

    • @theshellchannel
      @theshellchannel День тому

      There really isn’t much material about them, especially technical data. The books are usually from the 1970s-80s, and some are even older than that.

  • @saltyroe3179
    @saltyroe3179 День тому

    My 99 year old dad was a Merchant Marine officer in WW2. He was in port in the summer and concrete ship was in port with a friend from MM Academy on board. Dad visited his friend on the concrete ship. Dad wanted to see the engine room and while below a V1 hit the concrete ship destroying his friend's cabin. Dad told me the did not run concrete ships in cold waters and winter they were mostly used in the warm Caribbean. Dad said the only thing liked about the concrete ships is they had better sound insulation

  • @hellenicculture8169
    @hellenicculture8169 День тому

    παρα πολυ καλη ιδεα γιατι δεν κτιζουνε και τωρα τετοια πλοια? το κοστος τους δεν θα ειναι ουτε το 1/5και οταν βγαινουν εκτος να τα βυθιζουνε για τεχνικους υφαλους να γινοντα κατοικιες για ψαρια/αριστη ιδεα

  • @ottifantiwaalkes9289
    @ottifantiwaalkes9289 День тому

    FYI these all are ferro cement boats and ships. So I reality actually steel boats were cement is used.

  • @jeffdege4786
    @jeffdege4786 День тому

    There was a period when ferroconcrete was a popular choice for homebuilt sailboats. Until people gained experience with them. They used inexpensive materials but were labor intensive. And the problem was that while they were strong and durable, if built properly, it was impossible to determine whether they were built properly from an external inspection.

    • @vincentkosgei7166
      @vincentkosgei7166 День тому

      If they are labour intensive,then they are expensive

    • @rockets4kids
      @rockets4kids День тому

      @@vincentkosgei7166 That depends on how much your time is worth...

    • @howardsimpson489
      @howardsimpson489 День тому

      In the 1970's, a group of us constructed a ferro concrete yacht. It was ready for plastering when gale force winds bowled it over. We stood it back up but the beautiful lines were no longer. I pulled out of the build as my GF was pregnant. The boat got finished, looked okay and spent the next few years as a dive boat in the Pacific.

    • @jeffdege4786
      @jeffdege4786 День тому

      @vincentkosgei7166 Labor intensive only in the plastering phase, and unskilled labor.

    • @rockets4kids
      @rockets4kids 21 годину тому

      @@howardsimpson489 Any idea if it is still afloat or now a dive destination?

  • @starpartyguy5605
    @starpartyguy5605 День тому

    The wreckage of one ship is located a few yards off the shore of sunset beach in Cape May, New Jersey.

    • @MikeBarbarossa
      @MikeBarbarossa 12 годин тому

      There's also a wreckage in Galveston Bay

  • @traceyattrill2966
    @traceyattrill2966 День тому

    lol SO MANY PEOPLE NEW HOW IT HAPPENED BUT STILL WATCHED IT LOL WHY DONT YOU ADMIT LIKE MYSELF AT 63 THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW TECHNIQUES THERE I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT SO UNLESS YOUR INSECURE ABOUT YOUR INTELLIGENCE OR JUST PLAIN UP YOURSELF ... MOST PEOPL DONT KNOW EVERY THING BUT I KNO0W IF YOU RESPOND TO A TITLE AS IF ITS STUPID NORMALLY YOU SHOW YOURSELF AS A FOOL .THANKYOU FOR INFORMATION MUCH WISER 63 YEAR OLD NOW .

  • @colvinator1611
    @colvinator1611 День тому

    Very interesting . Thanks a lot.

  • @johnpowell5433
    @johnpowell5433 День тому

    At 01:40 the list of ships includes one named SS Francois Hennebique. Where J-L Lambot (00:39) was the father of Ferro-Cement - Hennebique was the father of Reinforced-Concrete. Hennebique , or his licencees, built thousands of concrete structures in the UK including the famous Hennebique Bridge at Brooklands Circuit, Weybridge, the first purpose-built banked motor-racing circuit in the world. That bridge still survives, as does another Hennebique construction, the footbridge crossing the railway lines at Kew Gardens station.

    • @theshellchannel
      @theshellchannel День тому

      Cool, thanks for the story.

    • @runrau9275
      @runrau9275 День тому

      @@theshellchannel Subscribed, I will check out to see if you have already done one of Ice Air Craft Carriers. After promising scale tests and the creation of a prototype on Patricia Lake, Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada, the project was shelved due to rising costs, added requirements, and the availability of longer-range aircraft and escort carriers which closed the Mid-Atlantic gap that the project was intended to address.

  • @YosefTabet
    @YosefTabet День тому

    bro from 3:11 to 7:16, you used a so complex vocabulary for my brain that i started learning something new

  • @justin_time
    @justin_time 2 дні тому

    I wonder how the cost calculations would change if one of these were built today with a nuclear powerplant in place of a diesel one?

    • @Clb9000
      @Clb9000 День тому

      Still only roughly half as efficient, so would still be worse than the steel one. My question would be, what about if you factor in maintenance? Long term isn't it cheaper to have 2 concrete ships for the same cargo load as on steel one given they last 50+ years?

    • @justin_time
      @justin_time День тому

      @ Good points! So much has changed since these ships were built that I think to compare cost estimates over a long term a completely new study would have to take place. The advancements in material technologies over the past century are remarkable and then some.

    • @wilsjane
      @wilsjane День тому

      Another advantage is that you would no longer need to look where you were going. Leaving port, you could just ram everything out of your way, then carry on as if nothing had happened. LOL

    • @justin_time
      @justin_time День тому

      @@wilsjane "Be one with the port. You are the port. You are feeling like a mobile pier. Where ever you travel in life, you are your rock." - Shia LaBeouf

  • @RougeCranberry-i6c
    @RougeCranberry-i6c 2 дні тому

    give a10 apfsds

  • @spyroXcynder1000
    @spyroXcynder1000 2 дні тому

    There's a small one abandoned on a river bank near where I live here in the UK

  • @whywhysoserious7177
    @whywhysoserious7177 2 дні тому

    xd.

  • @PostDeleted
    @PostDeleted 2 дні тому

    Ironically AI has made me do more research than less of it. Because ever so often I see something like this and question if it’s true or not.😂

  • @Hopesedge
    @Hopesedge 2 дні тому

    Of all the things I learnt about WW2, this was somehow never one of them, thanks for the video.

    • @rockets4kids
      @rockets4kids День тому

      Project Habakkuk?

    • @herzogsbuick
      @herzogsbuick 9 годин тому

      if you thought concrete ships are cool, look up pykrete if you haven't heard of it. such a strange idea, it'll give you brain freeze for sure

  • @leight420
    @leight420 2 дні тому

    the amount of people that are trying to rationalize american crimes agains humanity is concerning

  • @iivin4233
    @iivin4233 2 дні тому

    It's hard to hate objects that are that ugly. It's like an achievement in and of itself.

  • @iivin4233
    @iivin4233 2 дні тому

    This is one of those videos that makes you check to make sure it's not April 1st.

  • @EarlPickenpack
    @EarlPickenpack 3 дні тому

    Sucking his hands on, not all computer.

  • @johnvalencia7488
    @johnvalencia7488 3 дні тому

    There can't be that much ice! We have Global Warming. Someone's been lying to us.

  • @hankbarratt9459
    @hankbarratt9459 3 дні тому

    Love your content keep it up❤❤