PROPELLERS OF “QUEEN MARY” MOVE AT TOUCH OF FINGER
The cover illustration of Science News Letter this week is the striking view of one of the four great propellers that will drive the new British Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary.
While each propeller weighs 35 tons, they are balanced so delicately that the touch of a finger will move them.
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