Frigidity is the Mother of Invention
2005-03-10 05:28:01.26366+01 by
topspin
4 comments
Via NPR and Mother Nature. What happens in Fairbanks Alaska if you leave the water running and keep extending the pipe upward? A 160ft ice tower which is suitable for climbing, of course. The guy's comments on ice climbing in sub-zero weather and government are worth a read also.
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#Comment Re: made: 2005-03-16 17:25:38.936424+01 by:
Nancy
Got the news last night that it fell yesterday. I also learned that my daughter and a friend stumbled upon the tower sometime last fall while they were aimlessly driving around (not a lot to do in Fairbanks!)
#Comment Re: made: 2005-03-16 17:22:54.208325+01 by:
Nancy
#Comment Re: made: 2005-03-11 22:54:43.544206+01 by:
TheSHAD0W
It's, um, big.
#Comment Re: made: 2005-03-10 14:13:51.341554+01 by:
meuon
It took a little while to soak in how BIG that thing is.
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