Building Pykrete (bulletproof Ice)
Intro: Building Pykrete (bulletproof Ice)
if you are familiar to this, sorry in advance for any mistakes, if not here is a short explination of what pykrete is:
this is my first instructable so bare with me
i take no responsibility of what you do with this
Pykrete is a strange and wonderful thing invented in WW2 by a British inventor ad showcased to Churchill in his bathtub. Pykrete is a form of reinforced ice that has the stopping capability of a brick when a gun is fired at is remarkably fire resistant since it is basically ice. drawing were produced during WW2 for a giant aircraft carrier to be made out of this as it would be like an iceburg
i would say that this is composite material
relatively east to make you need:
Materials:
1 Container
2 Water
3 Wood Pulp (paper, sawdust, wood chips)
4 Freezer
STEP 1: Mixing the Water and Wood Pulp
Take the Water and Wood Pup and mix it by weight to these percentages:
14% Wood Pulp ( in this case kitchen towel)
to
86% Water
so for example for 1 Kg of Pykrete Mix 140G Paper (any I Think) to 860G water
Mix Well
Put into suitable container
Stick in the freezer and leave to set
14% Wood Pulp ( in this case kitchen towel)
to
86% Water
so for example for 1 Kg of Pykrete Mix 140G Paper (any I Think) to 860G water
Mix Well
Put into suitable container
Stick in the freezer and leave to set
STEP 2: Mix It Up Part 2
After about two to three hours if the Pykrete has not frozen yet give it a bit of a stir to make sure that it is all mixed corectly
Once it is Frozen take it out if its container and enjoy.
Once it is Frozen take it out if its container and enjoy.
STEP 3: Do What You Want With (Compare With Regular Ice)
I can't find any use for this yet but once you have made it. keep it is the freezer and use the same container to freeze dome water.
once that its done take them outside and compare the strength of each material.
Read this to find out more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete
but remember that i take no responsibility of what you do with this
P.s Would have had pictures of testing but got dark
once that its done take them outside and compare the strength of each material.
Read this to find out more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete
but remember that i take no responsibility of what you do with this
P.s Would have had pictures of testing but got dark
44 Comments
0_h3xx_0 7 years ago
This would make an excellent frozen medium for the 5 gallon Bucket AC. Mix it up, and put it into ziplock bags. Then just hot glue them shut for permanent icepacks that last 2-3 times longer than regular ice.
LeeM5 9 years ago
You could make containers of this that would fit in the freezer if you were expecting a power loss. For example a hurricane heading your way. You would keep some of them in the freezer and some of them in the refrigerator. Seeing as they melt a lot slower it might save the contents of the refrigerator.
Hades di Angelo 14 years ago
TechDante 14 years ago
Foaly7 14 years ago
DragonJava♅ 9 years ago
Actually it wouldn't as pykrete does not melt near as quickly as regular frozen H2O, in fact I believe it melts about 2 or 3 times slower than normal ice
TechDante 14 years ago
tinker234 12 years ago
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snowpenguin 14 years ago
TechDante 14 years ago
tankhowland 14 years ago
and i found this pykrete very intresting
cyberpageman 14 years ago
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