Air pollution?

[ProfJohnL]

If you melt glacial ice, or ice cap ice where do you think the water goes; into the sea.. The level in a gin and tonic will rise if you put ice in the drink and the ice then melts and the level stays higher than before ice was added. The reason it’s not visible is the G&T is being drunk before you notice the effect.
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Brilliant idea. lets all drink more water to control the sea level. You should get a Darwin Award for that OC

 

[Devonisheaven]

If you melt glacial ice, or ice cap ice where do you think the water goes; into the sea.. The level in a gin and tonic will rise if you put ice in the drink and the ice then melts and the level stays higher than before ice was added. The reason it’s not visible is the G&T is being drunk before you notice the effect.

I thought that you had bought a Lexus petrol hybrid?

I thought most of the ice was under the surface of the sea!…..Tip of the iceberg! Water expands when it freezes, so if it melts, sea levels will drop. 🤔

 

[otherclive]

I thought most of the ice was under the surface of the sea!…..Tip of the iceberg! Water expands when it freezes, so if it melts, sea levels will drop. 🤔

What about the ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic, high mountain ranges and Antarctic. None of that is floating as it’s on land. So when it melts where will the meltwaters finish up?

 

[otherclive]

Brilliant idea. lets all drink more water to control the sea level. You should get a Darwin Award for that OC

I find your comment wrt to Darwin Award totally incorrect. Nowhere was I advocating that by drinking a gin and tonic with ice would keep sea levels under control. It was just an example that if you put ice in the G&T it will melt and increase the level. Just like ice sheets and glaciers do when they melt. But of course those that like G&T don’t notice it because they are too involved in enjoying it. 😂



Plus I don’t qualify in Darwin Award status as can be seen below.

They recognize individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool by dying or becoming sterilized by their own actions.

 

[Devonisheaven]

What about the ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic, high mountain ranges and Antarctic. None of that is floating as it’s on land. So when it melts where will the meltwaters finish up?

Depends if the tide is in or out! 🤔

 

[Mr Plodd]

Solar panels and battery storage should be a condition of building regs (where practicable to fit them) on all houses, as a percentage of the total cost they are cheap.
I have both, and over a 12 month period I am pretty much energy neutral cost wise. That is for 'lecky and gas, my summer 'leccy export pretty much pays for my winter gas, hence me saying all new properties should have them. I simply cannot understand why it isn't happening.
My Panels (3.7Kw max currently producing 2.51kw) face SE so not the ideal S facing orientation, and battery (8.2Kwh) 3 bed semi, 2 retirees living in it,