Re: [Paddlewise] black hulls

On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 05:24:32AM -0700, knelson_at_captivasoftware.com wrote:

> Fiberglass gun stock makers have had camo patterns for years that
> aren't green and brown but black, grey or whatever with white
> spiderweb or random web patterns. Perfect to hide scratches in a
> composite.

This is intended light-heartedly.  Do not adjust your monitors (or
LCD panels).  Do not read if strange ideas offend or disturb.  No
responsibility for increased blood pressure will be accepted.

Just a suggestion:

  Maybe what someone needs to design is a concrete kayak.  After all,
  don't many university Civil Engineering departments participate in
  an annual concrete canoe design (and construction) contest.  And the
  Brits think kayaks are canoes anyway (ah, best stop there, before I
  tip over another can of worms).

  Seriously, with the right bit of engineering, you could probably
  make it float OK.  Heck, you could probably even half-roll it, do a
  wet exit, and still keep it from sinking.  And if you picked the
  right concrete composition, it would be impervious to all but large
  caliber Depleted Uranium rounds fired at close range.

  Of course, it might look ugly as sin, be a bitch to left up on top
  of the ole Jeep Wagoneer, but it damn well wouldn't scratch much.

  Besides, it you built it as a double and crewed it just right, you
  could use it as a strategic weapon in an effort to rid the Nation's
  waterways of those noisy Jet-Ski beasts.  Sort of a modern take-off
  on Civil War era naval warfare (ram the enemy, sink 'em, and run
  like hell before the real boats find and sink you).

  Any takers?

-.- jwd

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