Pykrete - aka Super Ice

[srgalahad]

I've been familiar with this stuff for a while, but it's getting a new round of attention... Mythbusters played with it, Discovery Channel has a show (Ships of Ice) and it was on the History Channel as well.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/235665/2_million_ton_pykrete_aircraft_carrier_in_ww2/

and: http://www.combinedops.com/Pykrete.htm