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There are plenty of mountains in Iran. Can't be _that_ hard to water freeze over winter, and then bring large blocks of ice down the mountainside with a sturdy
by ahje 7y ago
There are plenty of mountains in Iran. Can't be _that_ hard to water freeze over winter, and then bring large blocks of ice down the mountainside with a sturdy cart come spring.
Bothersome, yes, but not that incredible.
Edit: They had building where water was frozen during winter and ice stored during summer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhcha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhcha
- Gibbon1 7y agoTehran is at about 4000 feet. Snows at least occasionally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4PE3mJbBms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4PE3mJbBms
- cpach 7y agoHere’s a working link :) Such an amazing structure! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhch%C4%81l https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhch%C4%81l