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Why are some icebergs green in Antarctica? Researchers think they've solved century-old mystery
Fox News ^ | March 5, 2019 | Jennifer Earl

Posted on 03/05/2019 4:46:28 PM PST by EdnaMode

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To: EdnaMode

Penguins eating mucho Chipotle!
It’s a Shiite berg.


21 posted on 03/05/2019 6:39:44 PM PST by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: tet68

Probably from the volcanoes under Antarctica.


22 posted on 03/05/2019 6:42:31 PM PST by Chickensoup (Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: EdnaMode

A large concentrations of iron is causing the green color? I thought iron bled red and copper bled green. What am I missing?


23 posted on 03/05/2019 7:12:36 PM PST by fini
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To: LukeL
A compound of iron that is oxidation state 2. Maybe ferrous chloride?
24 posted on 03/05/2019 7:17:11 PM PST by BigEdLB (BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: EdnaMode
Haven't they ever heard of iceberg lettuce?

Duh.

25 posted on 03/05/2019 7:40:11 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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26 posted on 03/05/2019 7:49:03 PM PST by DannyTN
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They’re green because they wish they were in the Arctic.


27 posted on 03/05/2019 7:53:26 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.)
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To: EdnaMode

They’re envious of their bigger sister bergs already floating northward? . . .


28 posted on 03/05/2019 9:16:11 PM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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To: EdnaMode

Alternately, I often wondered what happened to all that lime jello that no one wanted to eat. . .


29 posted on 03/05/2019 9:18:36 PM PST by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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To: EdnaMode

Well, at least they’re not yellow. Never trust a yellow iceberg! (Or snow, either).


30 posted on 03/05/2019 9:30:22 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Robert DeLong

Algae for $1,000, Alex.


31 posted on 03/05/2019 9:37:45 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (with)
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To: BigEdLB

#24. Looks more like “Lime Jelly Gone Wild” or Maxine Water’s wig fell off into a vat of green pea soup.


32 posted on 03/05/2019 9:39:39 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (with)
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#24. Looks more like “Lime Jelly Gone Wild” or Maxine Water’s wig fell off into a vat of green pea soup.


33 posted on 03/05/2019 9:39:42 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (with)
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Thanks fieldmarshaldj. I'd like to see them check for iridium.

34 posted on 03/05/2019 9:56:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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