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Re:Suriname Will Tow a Giant Bag of Water to Fight the Carib... by codecamper on Sunday November 27, 2016 @05:56AM (#13048637)
Nothing to see here folks. Move along. Business as normal. Clever engineering is all it is.

Pretty soon we'll be towing icebergs & what an amazing day that will be.

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Re:Suriname Will Tow a Giant Bag of Water to Fight the Carib... by asdfasdfa11112 on Sunday November 27, 2016 @02:18PM (#13050836)
Historically, ice was actually towed (stowed and sailed) from the Northeastern US to e.g. India, and other hot climates.

It was a huge industry in the northeast in the 17th(? I think) century. Got this info from an awesome documentary called the Science of Cold.

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Re:Suriname Will Tow a Giant Bag of Water to Fight the Carib... by kalleboo on Sunday November 27, 2016 @07:42AM (#13048866)
Thus solving the problem once and for all! https://youtu.be/0SYpUSjSgFg
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