clebekki t1_iso0akh wrote on October 17, 2022 at 12:32 PM Reply to comment by knoxknifebroker in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm In my country ski centres keep massive piles of snow under sawdust and fleece-like material for about half a year, from spring to autumn. Depending on how hot the summer is, only 15-30% will melt, and I think ice would melt even slower than snow. short article in English longer one, (pretty terribly) autotranslated. They still use basically the same methods as 150+ years ago! Permalink Parent 9
clebekki t1_iso0akh wrote
Reply to comment by knoxknifebroker in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm
In my country ski centres keep massive piles of snow under sawdust and fleece-like material for about half a year, from spring to autumn. Depending on how hot the summer is, only 15-30% will melt, and I think ice would melt even slower than snow.
short article in English
longer one, (pretty terribly) autotranslated.
They still use basically the same methods as 150+ years ago!