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"How about moving around some ice bergs to areas in need of fresh water?" Not easy. This was a problem my high school math tutor, a glaciologist discussed with
by bootload 10y ago
"How about moving around some ice bergs to areas in need of fresh water?"
Not easy. This was a problem my high school math tutor, a glaciologist discussed with me one evening doing some applied math. cf https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12341964 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12341964
- kanzure 10y agoTugboats aren't the only option--- you could use on-shore rope wrangling and pulling, you could use sails, you could use focused orbital mirrors to melt ice on one side as a propulsive force... and so on.
- bootload 10y agoThis idea of pushing, pulling icebergs was investigated by ppl much smarter than me (Glaciology/Maths dept. Uni Melb) to see if it was at least feasible. The idea has some merit, the physics (moments of inertia) get in the way. Make for an interesting experiment to prove how.