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An old idea - but maybe for real this time?
1 posted on 05/06/2017 6:49:06 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Yeh....but there are some displacement equations...we’ll see


2 posted on 05/06/2017 6:50:22 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: BenLurkin

Blow the damn thing up and drag smaller pieces??


3 posted on 05/06/2017 6:51:19 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Mr. Brewster could not be reached for comment.


4 posted on 05/06/2017 6:51:55 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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I thought Antarctica was some type of sanctuary?


5 posted on 05/06/2017 6:53:28 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Ignorance is reparable, stupid is forever)
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Wouldn’t a desalinization plant be quicker & cheaper?


6 posted on 05/06/2017 6:53:33 AM PDT by Twotone (Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
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This is cheaper and easier than desalinization? The Israelis are pumping millions of gallons through their Med plants.


7 posted on 05/06/2017 6:54:26 AM PDT by lurk (TEat)
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I heard this story 40 yrs ago....bs


8 posted on 05/06/2017 6:55:41 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: BenLurkin

Seems like a ton of work and cost compared to desalinating sea water.


10 posted on 05/06/2017 6:56:33 AM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Proud to be an Infidel & a deplorable.)
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To: BenLurkin

But... the polar bears!


13 posted on 05/06/2017 6:59:04 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (SandyInPeoria just doesn't sound right... yet here I am.)
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This idea has been around for 20-30 years. It may not work and as another post indicated, it may be cheaper to build a desalination plant but at least someone is trying to see if it is feasible.

Just like the tanker Manhattan showed in 1969, it was not economical for tankers even with reinforced hulls and ice breaker bows to go through the Northwest Passage to get Alaskan crude oil (so the pipeline was built).


14 posted on 05/06/2017 6:59:30 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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What if it crashes into an ocean liner and sinks?


16 posted on 05/06/2017 7:02:50 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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I think John Wayne had a better idea. He kept some ice on his yacht, chopped off of glaciers, for his alcoholic beverages.


17 posted on 05/06/2017 7:04:59 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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But if it melts sea level will rise and flood Dubai. Women, minorities, and Muslims will be hardest hit.


18 posted on 05/06/2017 7:06:35 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Flinging poo is not a valid argument)
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They had better get them an UN environmental impact license with AlBore’s seal of approval on it.

Why not just build some super tankers to haul ice.


19 posted on 05/06/2017 7:10:22 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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Iceberg, you’re a lot of fun!

DANG!


21 posted on 05/06/2017 7:15:19 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The GOP-e: supporting the Democrat agenda)
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An old idea from POPULAR MECHANICS or POPULAR SCIENCE from 40 years ago.


22 posted on 05/06/2017 7:16:45 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
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A great idea! Let them drink water with million year old mucrobes in it.


25 posted on 05/06/2017 7:20:36 AM PDT by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best!)
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I hope they take pictures. This is going to be cool. Almost like a cartoon. Plus, the enviros will probably have a hissy fit. How do you tie a tow rope to an iceburg?! Such fun.


26 posted on 05/06/2017 7:21:11 AM PDT by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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There’ll be three ice cubes left by the time it gets there.


27 posted on 05/06/2017 7:21:42 AM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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and if it tastes terrible


32 posted on 05/06/2017 7:31:05 AM PDT by butlerweave
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