CurranTM : Carrot Fiber Boats?

Discussion in 'Materials' started by Doug Lord, Feb 26, 2007.

  1. Doug Lord

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    Doug Lord, Feb 26, 2007
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  2. SamSam
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    What about them damn wabbits? With a conversion rate of 2.2 lbs for a 2 oz fishing rod, a 10,000 pound boat would need 176,000 lbs of carrots. Can they grow that much and it still be a widespread, practical sort of thing? Sam
     
    SamSam, Feb 26, 2007
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  3. tri - star
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    Apparently it's for real !!

    Some fellow in Fife, Scotland has made a fiber, as he claims:
    " ....that is tougher ( More resiliant) than Carbon Fiber."

    - and has made fishing poles with the stuff.
    - It's a month before the 1 / April - so maybe it's for real ?!
     
    tri - star, Feb 28, 2007
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    A quick google suggests you should get 50 to 70 tons per acre of carrots - so you should get about 1.5 tons of 'boat' per acre.
    I got 5 acres - so I'm gonna grow me a 40 footer!:D

    hope they come in colours other than orange though....
     
    Willallison, Feb 28, 2007
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