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It would make for some awesome snowmachining and skiing!
Lol, yep, until everyone's food stockpiles run out because they can't even grow crops here in the Southeast!
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Originally Posted by Lunabell
Due to what? I have read about colder temps due to the lack of solar activity or the climate warming so much that is shuts down the gulf stream, which would cause an ice age. I am just wondering what these scientists think. Serious inquiry-I love reading about this kind of stuff.
You know, I'm gonna need to take the time and find these folks. I can't remember what their names were or where this webpage was, so it could take a bit, but I'll look. I was kinda taken aback when I first read it because it's so believable. But there's not a whole lot of background info on these guys, so they could be quacks.
Hard work I'm sure, but surely you found it rewarding when you turned and looked in all directions and soaked it all in and felt the wind in your face? I know when I go to extremely flat places, I love that feeling of flatness. It is unique. And talk about unique: walking around on the frozen ocean! Now THAT's unique! And okay, maybe this is a silly ass question, but can you feel the ocean currents under your feet? Any sort of movement? I just think walking around on the frozen ocean would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I would never miss if I ever somehow got the chance to go out there. 'Course, with how much work it is breaking trail, I'm sure they'll take people willing to help out there and put em to work.
Living / walking / riding on the ice... is SOLID ground. No.. you will never feel anything; the currents under the ice do not move the ice .. up & down.
They can however cause that ice pack to drift over time; that is why markers are placed to see (over along distance) which way that ice is moving.
You can stand and jump up and down all you want. It is solid. UNTIL you might come to a thin area. Pokes are always used .. you never know - when that next step will take you through the ice. NOTHING is ever taken for granted.
Of course. When you first step out on the ice, from land, It is solid land fast ice. It is very thick for the first few miles. The further out you go, the thinner it can become. The lead will show you how thick the ice is your standing on. 6' thick or upwards of 10' or more. Depending on how cold is.
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