Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Strength of Ice

This is an interesting tidbit when writing our historical novels.

From Houghtalings Handbook ©1889

Strength of Ice of Different Thickness
Two inches thick--Will support a man
Four inches thick--Will support a man on horseback
Five inches thick--Will support an eighty-pounder cannon
Eight inches thick--Will support a battery of artillery, with carriages and horses
Ten inches thick--Will support an army; an innumerable multitude

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