WWII Hemp for Victory

[shocker1]

Very interesting movie. Does anyone know if the Navy still uses Hemp rope? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=365500042690869290&q=wwii+duration%3Amedium

[eucalyptus]

Wouldnt mind having a couple of acers of those

[Chulo]

MORAAHHAHAHA~!~

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i dont think they would be using hemp any more.. there are just too many other things that do it better..nylon and such.. and i think smoking hemp is a diffrent species than rope hemp