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As the article states, ice can be delivered along with the vaccines that it is meant to keep cool. So ice delivery is perhaps not so very stupid as it sounds in
by chockablock 12y ago
As the article states, ice can be delivered along with the vaccines that it is meant to keep cool. So ice delivery is perhaps not so very stupid as it sounds in this case.
It can also be recharged if the power comes on for a short while.
- ars 12y agoNo, it's stupid. Instead of delivering ice with the vaccine deliver a can of gasoline or propane - or even some wood. Much much much lighter for the amount of cold. Storing cold is valuable though, but delivering ice is not.
- Terr_ 12y ago1. It's much easier to deliver a small quantity of stable and energy-dense fuel, versus delivering a larger bulky mass thermally-below-equilibrium ice that'll be gradually heating up the whole time. 2. Enough ice for transport doesn't mean enough ice for longer-term storage.