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News & ArtsTuesday, August 18, 2009
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concrete canoe building is a common practice in Engineering schools. The real issue is probably related to safety procedures not being followed.
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I was just about to post that, @1. There's even an organized competition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_ca…
Gosh, next you'll be tellin' me they're tryin' to make boats out of steel! It cain't be done!
Gosh, next you'll be tellin' me they're tryin' to make boats out of steel! It cain't be done!
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@2 Hell, if it wasn't for the fact that it's such a soft metal, you could make a boat out of lead. It's all in the displacement.
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yeah, this is a good time to teach everyone about Concrete canoes and water displacement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_ca…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_ca…
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btw, i am very proud of slog comments on this one.....
i was expecting more "DURRRR... who would make a boat out of concrete?...durrrrr"
i was expecting more "DURRRR... who would make a boat out of concrete?...durrrrr"
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Probably an avoidable fatality. FTA, "Kitamura was not wearing a life jacket."
"Safety first, then teamwork! That's what I always say." --Saul
"Safety first, then teamwork! That's what I always say." --Saul
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Do us all a favor, Will.
Test some concrete SHOES in a river, like the paragon of brilliance that you are.
Test some concrete SHOES in a river, like the paragon of brilliance that you are.
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Didn't you have a Headline of the Year just yesterday?
Doesn't that supersede a Headline of the Day?
Why even bother with a Headline of the Day, when you've already declared a Headline of the Year?
It doesn't make sense.
Didn't you have a Headline of the Year just yesterday?
Doesn't that supersede a Headline of the Day?
Why even bother with a Headline of the Day, when you've already declared a Headline of the Year?
It doesn't make sense.
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Also, the Hood Canal, I-90, and 520 floating bridges are kept afloat by *concrete* pontoons.
Side note: I just found out that those are the 3 longest floating bridges in the world, all within 50 miles of each other.
Side note: I just found out that those are the 3 longest floating bridges in the world, all within 50 miles of each other.
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Yes it sounds funny. I thought the same the first time I was on a concrete sailboat. Building boats out of steel makes just as much sense.
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Most of the major colleges have concrete canoe teams in the US. I was on Nebraska's team, and it was automatic to wear life jackets. It's definitely tragic that Kitamura wasn't wearing a vest himself.
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