very weird WWII trivia

I always heartily recommend Fortean Times magazine (www.forteantimes.com), to anyone who's interested in anomalous and weird phenomena (UFOs, cryptozoology, conspiracy theory, etc.). The current issue (#197) just came out and has a fascinating article about an Englishman named Geoffrey Pyke. He was one of those eccentric geniuses that seem to populate Britain so heavily. The article goes into his theories and inventions, the most interesting of which was the construction of huge ships out of ice - including aircraft carriers! The British bought into it and the early tests appear to have been very successful! Only the speed of Allied success prevented the program from reaching its full fruition! Fascinating stuff, and I've never heard of him before. Check it out.