tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post4976018812358666458..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Holy Ice, Batman!Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38304539403072258032010-07-10T22:32:22.962-04:002010-07-10T22:32:22.962-04:00I listened to a dramatization of Geoffrey Pyke'...I listened to a dramatization of Geoffrey Pyke's life and the reception his ideas received by some, although not all, members of the 'top-brass'. The man's almost freakishly brilliant ideas always seemed to be designed to achieve a profoundly practical outcome.<br /><br />For example, ( and I don't konw whether anyone else has mentioned this, if so, please excuse my repeating this story), it was said that Pyke suggested tunneling and creating underground shelter in the chalk hills of Kent and Sussex. In this way, thousands of people could be evacuated from London, and since chalk is easily mined, it would not take long to do the job.<br />Anyway, the program was aired on BBC Radio 7 in May.<br /><br />I like your page.Piglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798838990278574719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44960804380917469252010-01-09T11:08:47.205-05:002010-01-09T11:08:47.205-05:00One of my own fascinations is the out-of-the box i...One of my own fascinations is the out-of-the box innovations of WW2. Churchill really lead the charge on these types of initiatives. He once commissioned a scheme to trick the Germans into believing they were bombing Alexandria Egypt when the actual city was miles away. <br /><br />This is great story. Never heard it before now. Thanks.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609041651482395857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43544533151458668112010-01-08T18:48:31.549-05:002010-01-08T18:48:31.549-05:00I'm from Alberta, and I had no clue.
I'm ...I'm from Alberta, and I had no clue.<br /><br />I'm a visit that lake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84986343868247912202010-01-07T13:41:32.214-05:002010-01-07T13:41:32.214-05:00Pyle was one of those people so smart that he'...Pyle was one of those people so smart that he'd forget to bath. One of his crazy ideas ended becoming the Special Forces, but German soldiers called them <a href="http://yagni.com/blog/?p=47" rel="nofollow">The Devil's Brigade</a>.Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24522085525800065402010-01-06T09:05:47.693-05:002010-01-06T09:05:47.693-05:00I'd like to acknowledge the contribution of Ma...I'd like to acknowledge the contribution of Max Perutz, a developer and the namer of pykrete who weathered the war as a refugee working on this project. He later went on to earn the Nobel Prize for working out the crystal structure of hemoglobin.<br /><br />http://www.goodeveca.net/CFGoodeve/bergship.htmlHorace S. Patootnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-39359561420288541012010-01-04T12:24:32.248-05:002010-01-04T12:24:32.248-05:00Very Interesting. I subscribe to Naval History Mag...Very Interesting. I subscribe to Naval History Magazine (being an armchair sailor/military history buff myself) and have never read anything about it. Sounds like it would make a great article.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54955260566120368012010-01-04T02:01:07.832-05:002010-01-04T02:01:07.832-05:00It blows my mind that could be THE iceberg.It blows my mind that could be THE iceberg.jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74670661575659357482010-01-03T15:42:15.806-05:002010-01-03T15:42:15.806-05:00very cool! (both literally & figuratively! ;-)...very cool! (both literally & figuratively! ;-) )student dr. blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307156914515136574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65210083369495267702010-01-03T01:08:21.443-05:002010-01-03T01:08:21.443-05:00That was really cool. Thanks for that fascinating...That was really cool. Thanks for that fascinating bit of history. Based on the comment by Dreaming Tree, I'll put "Into The Storm" into my Netflix queue.thegooddrlaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435755211517374081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28176516710781224092010-01-02T19:52:26.455-05:002010-01-02T19:52:26.455-05:00Thanks for the post. I especially like WW2 history...Thanks for the post. I especially like WW2 history. I think I have watched every documentary on WW2 there is and this "ice ship" was never mentioned once. My grandfather was in the Coast Guard and fought at the Battle of Midway. I didn't even know the CG left the states during the war! But their ships were used mostly as transports.Just a little snarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682886206059221096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-35408025769472945402010-01-02T19:18:54.545-05:002010-01-02T19:18:54.545-05:00Way too many Canadian military research projects e...Way too many Canadian military research projects end up sunk at the bottom of a lake.<br /><br />(see also: Avro Arrow)wonderingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48636800320022472852010-01-02T17:41:44.436-05:002010-01-02T17:41:44.436-05:00I didn't know any of that. Very cool!I didn't know any of that. Very cool!The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69567807987026115542010-01-02T16:54:38.928-05:002010-01-02T16:54:38.928-05:00If you haven't seen it yet, this blog is right...If you haven't seen it yet, this blog is right up your alley.<br /><br />http://www.oldsaltblog.com/<br /><br />Cheers,Sunflower RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363561231657629571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30681951497063752682010-01-02T16:25:26.309-05:002010-01-02T16:25:26.309-05:00Wow that is interesting. Never heard the story bef...Wow that is interesting. Never heard the story before...Frantic Pharmacisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804872250102867314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24029610303546301352010-01-02T12:35:04.999-05:002010-01-02T12:35:04.999-05:00Good story.Good story.Mark p.s.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10529811159862096782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11601266619857109212010-01-02T11:44:22.748-05:002010-01-02T11:44:22.748-05:00I wouldn't say I have an special interest in m...I wouldn't say I have an special interest in maritime history, but it is a fascinating story.<br /><br />Thanks for the great posts during the year.<br />MarkMark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10479635988000865192010-01-02T11:08:12.184-05:002010-01-02T11:08:12.184-05:00just as i started reading your blog today, 'w...just as i started reading your blog today, 'wreck of the edmund fitzgerald' started playing on my itunes. cool and creepy at the same time.was1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42111645348677723992010-01-02T10:49:47.619-05:002010-01-02T10:49:47.619-05:00http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/wood-pulp-power.ht...http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/wood-pulp-power.html<br /><br />Above is a clip from MythBusters when they tested the Pykrete boat.<br /><br />>:)Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338749527126447129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1752262176324830762010-01-02T10:45:16.094-05:002010-01-02T10:45:16.094-05:00Tatiotos Man- breaking of Enigma, improved radar &...Tatiotos Man- breaking of Enigma, improved radar & sonar, Hedgehog & Squid, mining of the Lorient bases, many factors.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16762700772706279402010-01-02T10:28:17.429-05:002010-01-02T10:28:17.429-05:00Good timing with this post. I had just watched &q...Good timing with this post. I had just watched "Into the Storm" last night. In the movie, Churchill mentions the "icebergs." I wondered what came of the idea, but forgot about it until reading your blog this morning.DreamingTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09911536074688347584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-50470632267149586252010-01-02T10:18:47.866-05:002010-01-02T10:18:47.866-05:00What a brilliant idea, it is too bad never was use...What a brilliant idea, it is too bad never was used. Aren't ships amazing?Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756045431717118627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69044418687285614642010-01-02T09:28:50.658-05:002010-01-02T09:28:50.658-05:00The Mythbusters TV show took this on and made a bo...The Mythbusters TV show took this on and made a boat that lasted a while and then began to fall apart as well.Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-563045795225931402010-01-02T08:53:52.156-05:002010-01-02T08:53:52.156-05:00Didn't the breaking of the Enigma code at Blet...Didn't the breaking of the Enigma code at Bletchley Park also have something to do with the Allies' improved ability to defeat the U-boats?<br /><br />Glad to see there are other Geoffrey Pike fans out there. Interesting true fact: he used to keep bottles in his study so he wouldn't have to interrupt his thinking with bathroom breaks.The Tatiotos Mannoreply@blogger.com