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title: ""Lignum Vitae, Latin for "Tree of Life," is the national tree of the…"
date: 2019-01-28
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# "Lignum Vitae, Latin for "Tree of Life," is the national tree of the…

*January 28, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://www.core77.com/posts/25224/lignum-vitae-wood-so-bad-ass-its-used-to-make-shaft-bearings-for-nuclear-submarines-and-more-25224](https://www.core77.com/posts/25224/lignum-vitae-wood-so-bad-ass-its-used-to-make-shaft-bearings-for-nuclear-submarines-and-more-25224){target="_blank"}
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\"Lignum Vitae, Latin for \"Tree of Life,\" is the national tree of the Bahamas. It\'s also the world\'s densest wood, and has such unusual properties that the USS Nautilus, the world\'s first nuclear-powered submarine, has its aft main shaft strut bearings made out of the stuff. In addition to being strong, hard, heavy, dense, water- and salt-water-resistant, Lignum Vitae contains natural oils that make the bearings self-lubricating.\"\
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[https://www.core77.com/posts/25224/lignum-vitae-wood-so-bad-ass-its-used-to-make-shaft-bearings-for-nuclear-submarines-and-more-25224](https://www.core77.com/posts/25224/lignum-vitae-wood-so-bad-ass-its-used-to-make-shaft-bearings-for-nuclear-submarines-and-more-25224){target="_blank"}\
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#bearings #wood #seasteading #bioremediation #lignumvitae
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