ThismaphereshowseverysinglealliedshipthatwassunkbyGerman U boatactivityduring 1941 andyoucansee a patternemergingwhenyoutakeintoconsiderationtherangethattheRoyalAirForcecouldoperatein.
Whatifwetookoneandshavedoffthetoptocreate a runway, dugoutthecentertocreate a hangertoputplanesin, andthendroppedintothemiddleoftheAtlanticbeforeitmelted?
Soinstead, pikein, a teamofscientistsdeveloped a newmaterialspecificallyfortheshipthattheycalledPieCrete, basicallyjust a mixtureofwater, iceandwoodpulpthatwouldn't sinkandsignificantlyenhancedthestrengthandthemeltingtimeoficeas a material, onetonoficeonlyrequires 1% oftheenergyneededtoproduceonetonofsteel.
Whilethepiecreatematerialitselfwasprovingtobefairlytrickytoeworkwithinordertoprovehowdurableof a materialpieCreteactuallywasapparentlyanadmiralbroughttodifferentblockswithhimto a conventionin 1943 QuebecwithChurchillandRooseveltpresent.
However, allofthisextrasteelrequiredfortherefrigerationplantbracingandinstallationof a shipofthisridgeridiculoussizewasbeginningtoappeartobestupidlyimpractical.
Allofthesefactorscombinedmadecreating a kilometerlongiceshiplookedlikethestupidideathatitreallywaasonideamadeoutofdesperationratherthananideamadeoutofcoldscience.
Ifyouthinkyoucandesign a bettericeship, you'llneed a prettyfirmgrasponthingslikephysics, classicalmechanics, waterflow, displacement, thermodynamicsandmawrandallofthosethingsyoucanlearnonbrilliantdotorGTA.