Britain's Secret WWII Aircraft Carrier Made of Ice

SUPPORT CR on PATREON: http://bit.ly/2qBHcvf At the height of the Second World War in 1942, the allies were running out of resources and in search of the next great tool that could be used to beat the Nazis. Steel was in short supply and the world's navies were dwindling due to constant naval pressure from German U-boats. So, one British scientist, named Geoffrey Pyke, had an idea – to create an aircraft carrier made out of ice. After all, ice is hard, it naturally floats, and damage could be easily repaired by freezing new portions of ice to the surface. This idea became known as Project Habakkuk. The name being a reference to a verse in the biblical book of Habakkuk. While the project sounds absolutely absurd, Pyke managed to sell the idea to Lord Mountbatten who convinced Winston Churchill that WWII might be able to be won with a fleet of giant ice-craft carriers. The idea was to cut off a large piece of an arctic iceberg and tow the chunk into a dock for the surface to be leveled. Once the surface was made suitable for aircraft, an internal structure would be built and methods of propulsion would be attached. All images and videos courtesy of the Creative Commons or used in accordance with Fair Use laws. CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/